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Kirkwood, MO vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 46.6% more per student than Kirkwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Champaign than in Kirkwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kirkwood
 Kirkwood, MOChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Kirkwood    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I love living in Kirkwood Missouri, I come from the Chicago area, however; having a doggy, I would like to see a dog park in the Kirkwood area. I walk my doggy on the  More

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Kirkwood, MO has all the features and feel of a small town including the central core business district with RR station, numerous restaurants, small shops, etc. As a  More

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Kirkwood is small town living at its best, even though it's located smack dab in the middle of metro St. Louis. The community is made up of statley historical homes on  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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