2025 Compare Cities Education:
Neenah, WI vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 3.6% more per student than Neenah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% higher in Decatur than in Neenah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Neenah
 Neenah, WIDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Neenah    5 Reviews

This Beautiful place to live! People are friendly, the lake is gorgeous and the schools are wonderful! The cost of living is beliw the national average and the entire  More

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Over 15 years ago

First, the "plusses": Neenah has some of the best schools I've seen, with some of the best teachers. They also have great programs for kids with disabilities at little  More

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Well I have lived in neenah my whole life I was born and raised here and I think its the perfect place for that. However now that I am over the age of 18 i believe i  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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