2025 Compare Cities Education:
Peoria, IL vs Cincinnati, OH

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Highlights
- Cincinnati spends 0.4% less per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.0% higher in Cincinnati than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cincinnati had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria
 Peoria, ILCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,025$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,825$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9414573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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