2024 Compare Cities Education:
Mexico, MO vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 47.8% more per student than Mexico.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% higher in Peoria than in Mexico. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mexico
 Mexico, MOPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,568$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,629$14,520$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,672$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7414.4716.23
 Students per Librarian77032194573
 Students per Counselor267460530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%37.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.2.9%11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.1%1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mexico    3 Reviews

We moved here in October 2020 from Lehigh Acres, Florida. We wanted somewhere with all 4 seasons instead of hot weather 7-8 months out of the year and cooler weather  More

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Unfortunately, some views of Mexico, Missouri are focused on the past and so those people will stay living in the past, as the rest of us move forward. As to the  More

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Mexico Missouri use to be a very nice little community with activities and many businesses on the square. That was twenty five years ago. Now it is a ghost town of what  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 3 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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