2025 Compare Cities Education:
Peoria, IL vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- Topeka spends 20.3% less per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% lower in Topeka than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Topeka had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria
 Peoria, ILTopeka, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,274$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4414573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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