2025 Compare Cities Education:
Payette, ID vs DeKalb, IL

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Highlights
- DeKalb spends 97.6% more per student than Payette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% lower in DeKalb than in Payette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- DeKalb had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Payette
 Payette, IDDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,189  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23794573
 Students per Counselor579  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Payette    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Payette is has many features that are normally found in larger areas, including the following: a golf course that has been rated as one of the best in the northwest; a  More

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Over 8 years ago

Me and my wife have recently fallen in love with the mayor's mansion in Payette, which is currently for sale. We met with a real estate agent to sell our current house  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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