2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lincoln, IL vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 2.7% less per student than Lincoln.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Carbondale than in Lincoln. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln
 Lincoln, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor349  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Lincoln    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lincoln is a great place to live. It is centrally located on two interstates between Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, Springfield, and Decatur. It has low crime, many  More

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This is a terrible place to raise a family. The culture of the community corrupts everyone and many people have had their lives ruined by moving  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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