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Louisville, CO vs Des Plaines, IL

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Highlights
- Des Plaines spends 35.6% more per student than Louisville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% lower in Des Plaines than in Louisville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Plaines had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Louisville
 Louisville, CODes Plaines, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Louisville    3 Reviews

Louisville, CO has been a tremendous place for our family (2 kids, 9 and 12) to live. Small town living/values with nearly no crime, good locally owned  More

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I've lived in Louisville, Colo. for 11 years [and in the Front Range area, off & on, for more than 33 yrs.]. In my opinion, Louisville is scarcely affordable for  More

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Over 19 years ago

Louisville is a great place to live, it was rated in Money magazine has one of the best places, low crime, high education, community value, sense of pride. Home prices  More

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Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

low  More

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Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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