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Peoria, IL vs Puyallup, WA

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Highlights
- Puyallup spends 7.4% more per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% higher in Puyallup than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria
 Peoria, ILPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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