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Topeka, KS vs Sycamore, IL

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- Sycamore spends 24.5% more per student than Topeka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Sycamore than in Topeka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sycamore had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Topeka
 Topeka, KSSycamore, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,364  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23794573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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Reviews for Sycamore    8 Reviews

We’ve lived in sycamore for going on 2 years now, it’s definitely a blend of blue collar families like myself and people who couldn’t afford those st Charles or Geneva  More

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Moved to the area about 15 years ago (have lived in Sycamore then another nearby town for 7 years before moving back to Sycamore) and have been in our current  More

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Sycamore is a beautiful, clean, welcoming community. We were outsiders when we moved here from Chicago and people were nothing but lovely. I could not have dreamt of a  More

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