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Seattle, WA vs Round Lake, IL

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Highlights
- Round Lake spends 21.8% more per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.8% lower in Round Lake than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Round Lake had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle
 Seattle, WARound Lake, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%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 Round Lake    2 Reviews

Round Lake, Illinois is a town that stretches from Route 60 on the southern borders to about Fish Lake Road on the western edge to Route 134 on the northern fringes.   More

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Over 18 years ago

Absolutely without a doubt the worst place in America to live. Property taxes are the highest in the State 3.76 % of value. If you have the misfortune of working in  More

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