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West Point, VA vs Gurnee, IL

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Highlights
- Gurnee spends 96.1% more per student than West Point.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% higher in Gurnee than in West Point. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gurnee had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Point
 West Point, VAGurnee, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,961  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor311  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for West Point    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

West Point, despite Sperling's ignorant summary, is NOT named after the military academy. The town, which occupies a POINT joining three rivers, was once part of 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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