2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ruston, LA vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 30.3% more per student than Ruston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.9% lower in Carbondale than in Ruston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ruston
 Ruston, LACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor611  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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