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Olney, IL vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 1.3% more per student than Olney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% lower in Champaign than in Olney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olney
 Olney, ILChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor745  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Olney    2 Reviews

Olney is a small slowly awakening sleepy town in Southern Illinois. It is still small hometown USA with a little more opportunity than Mayberry. We have new businesses,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Perfect place to live if you want a quiet place with friendly people and white squirrels. The white squirrels are Olney's claim to  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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