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Tallahassee, FL vs Carbondale, IL

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- Carbondale spends 70.7% more per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.3% lower in Carbondale than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee
 Tallahassee, FLCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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