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Tucson, AZ vs Gurnee, IL

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Highlights
- Gurnee spends 127.2% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Gurnee than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gurnee had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZGurnee, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Reviews for Gurnee    2 Reviews

We moved here four years ago from Evanston, IL and I have to say it's been the worst experience of my life. The people here are closed minded, rude, homophobic, racist.  More

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Gurnee is a relatively new community. Incorporated in 1927, it remained a primarily rural, small town until the 1970's. It was at about this time that the growth and  More

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