2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Jordan, UT vs Kankakee, IL

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- Kankakee spends 65.7% more per student than West Jordan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% lower in Kankakee than in West Jordan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kankakee had 14.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Jordan
 West Jordan, UTKankakee, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,117$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,715$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15754573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for West Jordan    10 Reviews

I have lived in the same house here for 20 years. There are definitely pros and cons. Pros; you can pretty much shop for whatever you need/want with a 20 minute drive in  More

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Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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