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Urbana, IL vs St. Charles, IL

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Highlights
- St. Charles spends 14.0% less per student than Urbana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% higher in St. Charles than in Urbana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Charles had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Urbana
 Urbana, ILSt. Charles, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 16 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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Reviews for St. Charles    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

good  More

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Moving to Saint Charles from Kansas City was quite to sticker shock from a cost of living standpoint. I did do my homework and knew this would be the case, but it  More

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Over 16 years ago

St. Charles, Illinois is a small, trendy river town. It hosts amenities that appeal to everyone. Biking, running, walking, hiking, camping, horseback riding, kayaking,  More

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