2025 Compare Cities Education:
Southlake, TX vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 25.3% more per student than Southlake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% lower in Peoria than in Southlake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southlake
 Southlake, TXPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Southlake    7 Reviews

The schools in Southlake Texas mostly receive the highest ratings. THis is a great place to live and a great place to bring up  More

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I am from the Fort Worth, so i have lived in Texas all my life. Southlake is my current home with my wife and 4 boys i can't say enough about the school system. If  More

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I lived in Southlake for over four years. I loved how well planned and attractive the community was and how convenient it was to get to a multitude of nice shopping and  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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