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Kokomo, IN vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 11.6% more per student than Kokomo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% higher in Decatur than in Kokomo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kokomo

Education
 Kokomo, INDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,956$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,430$12,532$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,679$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1815.8216.23
 Students per Librarian76137214573
 Students per Counselor1177771530
 Grade School Educ.3.3%2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%7.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.2%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%23.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%21.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Kokomo    11 Reviews

I hate to be so harsh on this place. The majority of people are here against their will. It’s low income, not a lot of job opportunities, and a place that’s hard to  More

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Over 3 years ago

Old factory town filled with rednecks and crime. A prime drug trading spot for gangs from Chicago and Detroit, this town has it all! With below par water and air safety  More

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Extremely boring town with hardly any social activities to partake in. Lots of parks. Markland mall, restaurants around SR31 around Alto and the YMCA in the so called  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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ZIPS IN KOKOMO, INDIANA
46902
ZIPS IN DECATUR, ILLINOIS
62521 62526 62523

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