2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ottawa, IL vs Jacksonville, AL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 43.5% less per student than Ottawa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.1% higher in Jacksonville than in Ottawa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ottawa
 Ottawa, ILJacksonville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,085$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor613  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 8 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 11 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 15 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 Jacksonville    2 Reviews

There are around 60 Landlords in this area with varying numbers of apt. units. The list can be obtained from the City of Jacksonville's website. There are a few other  More

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Over 20 years ago

If you like a place that is REALLY quiet and very affordable, this is it. Things that this college town does not offer, that I miss: coffee shops, bakeries/deli's and  More

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