2025 Compare Cities Education:
Peoria, IL vs Miami, AZ

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Highlights
- Miami spends 24.6% less per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% higher in Miami than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 18.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria
 Peoria, ILMiami, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,591$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22074573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Miami    1 Reviews

I can say in my honest and untainted opinion, that in no way do our school here spend even any where near upwards of $1000 on our students. Look more along the lines of  More

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