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Ocoee, FL vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 34.6% more per student than Ocoee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% lower in Peoria than in Ocoee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ocoee
 Ocoee, FLPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,437  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Ocoee    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Good place to live, especially South of the turnpike (on the other side of West Colonial), Great schools with West Orange High, and Lakeview, Lake Whitney all top A  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 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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