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Kenmore, WA vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 14.8% less per student than Kenmore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% lower in Peoria than in Kenmore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kenmore
 Kenmore, WAPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Kenmore    4 Reviews

This part of the state is beautiful, but its just getting so expensive to live. The climate is wonderful...even with all the rain. Mild winters, mild summers and  More

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I have lived here a long time and we are pleased with Kenmore. We have one of the best school districts..Northshore School District! We are 25 minutes to either Seattle,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Don't move here unless you've got lots of money. The postage stamp lot 2000 sq. ft houses START at 450K. Personally, I think the bubble's about to pop. I am selling  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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