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Somers, NY vs Gurnee, IL

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Highlights
- Gurnee spends 22.1% less per student than Somers.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Gurnee than in Somers. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gurnee had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Somers
 Somers, NYGurnee, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
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We moved here four years ago from Evanston, IL and I have to say it's been the worst experience of my life. The people here are closed minded, rude, homophobic, racist.  More

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Gurnee is a relatively new community. Incorporated in 1927, it remained a primarily rural, small town until the 1970's. It was at about this time that the growth and  More

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