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Sparta, MO vs Chatham, IL

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Highlights
- Chatham spends 49.8% more per student than Sparta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Chatham than in Sparta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chatham had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sparta
 Sparta, MOChatham, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,984  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,046$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12614573
 Students per Counselor418  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.38.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.6.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Sparta    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Sparta would be a great place to live if you like extreme quiet, the elderly (and not much more) There are few children. Sparta is building a new high school when the  More

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Reviews for Chatham    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Over all very good. Usually just a few severe storms and two or three heavy snow falls (8in). Seldomly snows be for Christmas. Most of the severe weather happens just  More

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