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Raleigh, NC vs Forsyth, IL

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- Forsyth spends 24.5% more per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% higher in Forsyth than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forsyth had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCForsyth, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Forsyth    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

If you are moving to the Decatur area, Forsyth is a great community. Forsyth is close to the interstate if you have to commute. The schools are newly built and  More

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I have been a resident of Forsyth for two wonderful years. In addition to being a very clean / low crime town, Forsyth has a great sense of civic pride. The town is  More

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