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Tiffin, OH vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 8.0% more per student than Tiffin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% lower in Decatur than in Tiffin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tiffin
 Tiffin, OHDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,381  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor435  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Tiffin    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

While I am not from here, I have lived here over ten years and feel part of the community thanks to the schools where my kids have gone (TCS and Calvert) and to the  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bitter cold winters, hot and humid summers, feels like a different season every day in the fall and  More

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Tiffin is a small town with not much to do. We have two very nice schools. Sporting events are always the highlight of the weekend. We have a tiny mall that you can  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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