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Mars Hill, NC vs Kankakee, IL

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- Kankakee spends 44.2% more per student than Mars Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% higher in Kankakee than in Mars Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kankakee had 18.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mars Hill
 Mars Hill, NCKankakee, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,117$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,375  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,715$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15754573
 Students per Counselor267  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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