2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olney, IL vs Worcester, MA

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Highlights
- Worcester spends 2.3% less per student than Olney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Worcester than in Olney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Worcester had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olney
 Olney, ILWorcester, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor745  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  More

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