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Rhinelander, WI vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 19.8% less per student than Rhinelander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% higher in Decatur than in Rhinelander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rhinelander
 Rhinelander, WIDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,988  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor285  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Rhinelander    5 Reviews

Moved here four years ago. People from Wisconsin are nice. Town is polluted. Water is polluted. There is a lot of crime and meth use that the city hides. Too much drug  More

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Over 12 years ago

After the Army I moved back to Wisconsin and completed my degree in Forestry and criminal Justice I moved to Rhinelander as a Park Ranger. It is a touristy type of  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have been living in Rhinelander for a year now, and I love it! I can ride my bike anywhere I want to go....garage sales to Menards to Super Walmart, Home depot...and  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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