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Roanoke, VA vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 21.4% more per student than Roanoke.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Peoria than in Roanoke. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roanoke
 Roanoke, VAPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,973  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor298  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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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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