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Lorain, OH vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 28.6% more per student than Lorain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% lower in Champaign than in Lorain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lorain
 Lorain, OHChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,052  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Lorain    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Well, in short...It Sucks !!! It's become like the movie "Escape from New York". The city of Lorain has the highest amount of sex offenders and other criminals. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

I lived in Lorain for over 40 years of my life. It used to be a nice place to grow up and then raise a family. I return every year to visit family and meet up with  More

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Over 17 years ago

Living in Ohio is very unmotivating. There have been job cuts, homelessness and uncompassion all around us here. We strive to get ahead and take care of our families.   More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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