2025 Compare Cities Education:
Smithton, IL vs Brandenburg, KY

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Highlights
- Brandenburg spends 23.3% less per student than Smithton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% higher in Brandenburg than in Smithton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brandenburg had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Smithton
 Smithton, ILBrandenburg, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,140$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,692$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Smithton    1 Reviews

Racist town, more than a crowd is too much. Degrading names for all minorities heard around town, no one speaks out and says it’s wrong or hushes them. Kids learn from  More

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Reviews for Brandenburg    2 Reviews

Meade County has some of the lowest fuel costs of any of the adjoining counties in KY and definitely cheaper than the counties in  More

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Over 18 years ago

Brandenburg is a very small country town. The High School is in the process of being remodeled this year, thank goodness. The teachers there are great & you can tell the  More

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