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Muncie, IN vs Janesville, WI

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Highlights
- Janesville spends 33.1% more per student than Muncie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Janesville than in Muncie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Janesville had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muncie
 Muncie, INJanesville, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,659  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,307$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6904573
 Students per Counselor820  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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