2025 Compare Cities Education:
Peoria, IL vs Longmont, CO

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Highlights
- Longmont spends 5.5% less per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Longmont than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Longmont had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria
 Peoria, ILLongmont, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.3%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 Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  More

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