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Kernersville, NC vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 62.3% more per student than Kernersville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% lower in Peoria than in Kernersville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kernersville
 Kernersville, NCPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Kernersville    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for a little under a year. It's a safe, quiet town that has the luxury of having a lot of necessities within walking distance. Not the most happening place,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Kernersville has a lot of family entertainment and social events. The Honeybee Festival in the late summer has a display of many artist's works. There is the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I would NOT say Kernersville is on the economic downturn. We have lived here for 22 years and in this time frame the town has changed tremendously with added grocery  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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