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Paducah, KY vs Cairo, IL

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- Cairo spends 50.0% more per student than Paducah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.7% lower in Cairo than in Paducah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cairo had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paducah
 Paducah, KYCairo, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,673  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor343  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Paducah    16 Reviews
Joel · 
I don’t love it or hate it
Over 5 years ago

I have visited it the 1st time and thought it was a rundown ghetto but the 2nd time I loved  More

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Virginia · Swannanoa, NC
Worth a Visit
Over 5 years ago

The downtown area is fun and the murals on the floodwall provide an interesting history of the  More

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A · Paducah, KY
Stay far away!
Over 11 years ago

Move here six years ago, and was very optimistic. I love meeting new people and adventure. Me my husband and two kids moved here from Louisville are. This place is like  More

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Reviews for Cairo    1 Reviews
Jackie  · Florissant, MO
Quality of life
Over 16 years ago

I visited Cairo, IL over this past weekend. The community is very clean an the people were very friendly. However, I did noticed that there very few places of employment  More

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