2024 Compare Cities Education:
Peoria, IL vs Folsom, CA

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Highlights
- Folsom spends 10.9% less per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.2% higher in Folsom than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Folsom had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria
 Peoria, ILFolsom, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,100$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520$12,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,533$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4722.7516.23
 Students per Librarian321963214573
 Students per Counselor460641530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.8%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%51.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.6%16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 3 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 Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 11 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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