2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olney, IL vs Dixon, IL

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Highlights
- Dixon spends 9.5% more per student than Olney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% lower in Dixon than in Olney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dixon had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olney
 Olney, ILDixon, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,130$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6554573
 Students per Counselor745  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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