2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olney, IL vs Galveston, TX

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- Galveston spends 34.2% less per student than Olney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Galveston than in Olney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Galveston had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olney
 Olney, ILGalveston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,956$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor745  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 Galveston    11 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Your intro page for Galveston, Texas shows the location as: Location: Southeast Texas, 50 miles inland from the Gulf Coast I'd like to let you know that Galveston (not  More

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Galveston is one of the friendliest, relaxing invigorating places my family and I have visited. My children love this island, and we are considering moving here.  More

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I was born on the island in 1948 and graduated from Ball High in 1966. Growing up on the island was a lot of fun and the island was clean and safe. I have seen the  More

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