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Lake Charles, LA vs Kankakee, IL

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Highlights
- Kankakee spends 22.1% more per student than Lake Charles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Kankakee than in Lake Charles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kankakee had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Charles
 Lake Charles, LAKankakee, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,117$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,715$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15754573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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