2025 Compare Cities Education:
Peoria, IL vs Wilson, NC

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Highlights
- Wilson spends 42.5% less per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% higher in Wilson than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilson had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria
 Peoria, ILWilson, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,515$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5414573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%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.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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