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Lorain, OH vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 7.5% more per student than Lorain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% lower in Peoria than in Lorain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lorain
 Lorain, OHPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,052  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 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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