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Parkersburg, WV vs Downers Grove, IL

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- Downers Grove spends 53.5% more per student than Parkersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% lower in Downers Grove than in Parkersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Downers Grove had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkersburg
 Parkersburg, WVDowners Grove, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,932  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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Reviews for Downers Grove    5 Reviews

Hi I have been living in Downers Grove since 1988. I used to work in Bank and couple other had been served couple other firms in managerial level. I found the best Tax  More

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Over 13 years ago

Quiet fmily neighborhoods with good  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of the safest places to live in the  More

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