2025 Compare Cities Education:
Peoria, IL vs St. George, UT

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Highlights
- St. George spends 48.7% less per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 64.5% higher in St. George than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. George had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria
 Peoria, ILSt. George, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20374573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%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 St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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