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Paris, TN vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 38.9% more per student than Paris.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% higher in Decatur than in Paris. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Paris
 Paris, TNDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,545  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor484  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Paris    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Paris is such a quaint town, so pretty and the people who live here have the best hearts! It also has everything you need to live a wonderful life. Large hospital  More

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Over 12 years ago

as for cost of living paris isn't quite so bad. though it is slowly going up like everywhere as a single mother it isn't to bad. however, it is a fast growing meth city.  More

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My concerns cover various areas. The first is the fact that Paris is trying so hard to become a tourist area, which is fine. However, now and especially after it does  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 15 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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