2025 Compare Cities Education:
Acton, MA vs Lombard, IL

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Highlights
- Lombard spends 6.5% less per student than Acton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% higher in Lombard than in Acton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lombard had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Acton
 Acton, MALombard, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Acton    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

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Reviews for Lombard    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Lombard for 19 years before moving out of state in 2020. My primary issue with Illinois, not Lombard per so, is the real estate tax rate. I retired and  More

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Lombard is a good, solid suburban-Chicago town. Mid-west values, limited crime with sound school system. Neighboring Glen Ellyn is more affluent with matching property  More

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Very low crime rate. Love  More

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