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Peoria, IL vs Fort Wayne, IN

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Highlights
- Fort Wayne spends 22.1% less per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Fort Wayne than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Wayne had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria

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 Peoria, ILFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,100$13,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520$10,863$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,533$6,410$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4715.6516.23
 Students per Librarian32197004573
 Students per Counselor4603454530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.8%88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%21.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%28.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.6%7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.8%1.5%

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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 Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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ZIPS IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS
61604 61614 61615 61603 61605 61606 61602 61625
ZIPS IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
46825, 46804, 46815, 46806, 46805, 46818, 46808, 46816, 46807, 46802, 11 total

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