2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lima, OH vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 43.1% more per student than Lima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% lower in Carbondale than in Lima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 9.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lima
 Lima, OHCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,493  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor464  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Lima    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

This is the most depressed city I have ever been in. It is a ghetto town and is very sad. The mall has nothing to offer and many retailers have moved out. Their style  More

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Over 16 years ago

Want to know what the best thing is about Lima? Nothing! Most places have at least a few things that make them unique and appealing. Not Lima; as a matter of fact, I am  More

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Over 17 years ago

I grew up around Dayton/ Lima area. We are seriously thinking of moving someplace warmer - south east. We have lived here because this is where our family if from. We  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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