2026 Compare Cities Education:
Ottawa, IL vs Bradenton, FL

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Highlights
- Bradenton spends 38.4% less per student than Ottawa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.5% higher in Bradenton than in Ottawa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bradenton had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ottawa
 Ottawa, ILBradenton, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,076$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,291$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9484573
 Students per Counselor613  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 16 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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Reviews for Bradenton    32 Reviews

Stay away from University Place in Bradenton FL (Cooper Ceek Blvd and Honore Ave.) We made the mistake of buying in this "safe" gated community according to the realtor  More

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Over 10 years ago

I just bought a home in Oneco area at 11st and 53rd, Naturally my realtor said its not a bad area and not to worry but seems theres a few gangs near by and a lot of  More

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Over 11 years ago

I placed a review of Bradenton in previous comments on Bradenton, Florida. I cannot find the review. I have lived in Europe, St. Petersburg, New York, Tampa, and  More

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