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Oshkosh, WI vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 3.6% more per student than Oshkosh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% higher in Decatur than in Oshkosh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oshkosh

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 Oshkosh, WIDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,961$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130$12,532$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,455$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2715.8216.23
 Students per Librarian54637214573
 Students per Counselor329771530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%7.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.5%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%23.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%21.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Oshkosh    8 Reviews

Oshkosh may be alright if you were born here and never left the city limits. I was born and raised here and moved to Chicago. Stay away if you’re looking for gourmet  More

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Over 10 years ago

Oshkosh Wisconsin is an overlooked gem in the midwest. Cost of living is relitively low compaired to national averages and provides good schools, full access to medical  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you can't handle wearing a winter coat, you are missing the best part of Oshkosh. Oshkosh is not for everyone and probably not for you if you have a weak liver. A  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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ZIPS IN OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN
54901 54902
ZIPS IN DECATUR, ILLINOIS
62521 62526 62523

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