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Seattle, WA vs Dixon, IL

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Highlights
- Dixon spends 10.3% more per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% lower in Dixon than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dixon had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle
 Seattle, WADixon, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,130$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6554573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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