2025 Compare Cities Education:
Peoria, IL vs Fort Meade, FL

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- Fort Meade spends 35.8% less per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% higher in Fort Meade than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Meade had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria
 Peoria, ILFort Meade, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8234573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Fort Meade    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Fort Meade most of my life, the town is a very small town, and it is nice to live in this area. It's not that far from either Coast, and there is decent  More

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Over 17 years ago

Fort meade is a great town. I've lived here my entire life. There is not much crime. I would encourage persons to live here. It has a great community, and people are  More

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