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Mooresville, IN vs Des Plaines, IL

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Highlights
- Des Plaines spends 90.2% more per student than Mooresville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Des Plaines than in Mooresville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Plaines had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mooresville
 Mooresville, INDes Plaines, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,902  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor823  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Mooresville    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I've lived in many parts of the country, and I've never seen housing prices so low. The are many new single-family homes in the area starting in the upper $80's. You  More

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Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

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Over 17 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 19 years ago

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

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