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Janesville, WI vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 30.8% more per student than Janesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Chicago than in Janesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Janesville

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 Janesville, WIChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,754$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,432$18,508$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,307$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2213.9716.23
 Students per Librarian69014804573
 Students per Counselor382481530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%17.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.7%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.2%41.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%3.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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Reviews for Chicago    271 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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ZIPS IN JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
53546 53545 53548
ZIPS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
60629, 60618, 60632, 60639, 60623, 60647, 60617, 60625, 60608, 60634, 56 total

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