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Vancouver, WA vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 14.7% more per student than Vancouver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% lower in Chicago than in Vancouver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vancouver

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 Vancouver, WAChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,098$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$18,508$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,102$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1313.9716.23
 Students per Librarian104214804573
 Students per Counselor373481530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.0%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%17.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%41.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%3.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  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 VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
98682 98661 98683 98684 98664 98663 98660
ZIPS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
60629, 60618, 60632, 60639, 60623, 60647, 60617, 60625, 60608, 60634, 56 total

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