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Portage, IN vs Naperville, IL

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Highlights
- Naperville spends 72.5% more per student than Portage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% lower in Naperville than in Portage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Naperville had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portage

Education
 Portage, INNaperville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,763$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,826$18,682$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,384$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5513.4316.23
 Students per Librarian5257094573
 Students per Counselor640535530
 Grade School Educ.3.3%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%1.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.7%97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%12.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%70.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.8%22.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.2%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Portage    2 Reviews

Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Over 18 years ago

Boring but good  More

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Reviews for Naperville    26 Reviews

Naperville has a lot to offer. The schools are top notch, it is close to Chicago with a commuter rail that is easily accessible and fast, there are lots of parks and  More

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Over 2 years ago

Lived around the area my whole life, moved to the downtown Naperville 7 years ago and wow has it changed and not for the better. There is way too much traffic and no  More

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Over 6 years ago

Went with my real estate agent to check out a few houses in Naperville.First impression was the town was adorable especially the downtown but way too many people.couldnt  More

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