2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olney, IL vs Erie, CO

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Highlights
- Erie spends 36.3% less per student than Olney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Erie than in Olney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Erie had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olney
 Olney, ILErie, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,749$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7364573
 Students per Counselor745  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Erie    2 Reviews

Almost impossible to open a brick and mortar business here unless you're a lawyer, financial consultant, a restaurant or a dentist. Start jumping through hoops. Get  More

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Over 17 years ago

Erie has an aggressive expansion plan in place. The initial phase of this plan was to build a well-appointed library and community center, which were completed and  More

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