2025 Compare Cities Education:
Macomb, IL vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota spends 27.6% less per student than Macomb.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% higher in Sarasota than in Macomb. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sarasota had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macomb
 Macomb, ILSarasota, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,593$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Macomb    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved here in 2020. I have found services in this area to be lacking. Especially, handymen, and general house repairs. The town itself is safe, quiet. not much goes  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Excellent school system 3. Low cost of living and housing 4. Affordable place to live 5. Home to Western Illinois University, a "Best in  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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