2026 Compare Cities Education:
La Grande, OR vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 16.7% more per student than La Grande.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Peoria than in La Grande. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Grande
 La Grande, ORPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,491  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor471  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for La Grande    6 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

When I moved to LaGrande in 2018, my son decided to go to college there. If you are curious about the EOU education, it's what a kid makes of it. He completed a degree  More

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Over 4 years ago

Don’t be fooled by thinking that scenery equals a good place to live. The town is too isolated to be this small with an over abundance of small minded, ignorant people  More

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Growing up in a different small town and making the journey to La Grande for college (home of Eastern Oregon University), I found the migration to La Grande's community  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 5 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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