2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albany, OR vs Sycamore, IL

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Highlights
- Sycamore spends 5.6% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in Sycamore than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sycamore had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, ORSycamore, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23794573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    25 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I only lived in Albany 1 year. But I found the weather to be quite Mild. The Housing more affordable than Corvallis. I was shocked to find that nearby Corvallis gets  More

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I've been living in Albany about 4.5 years. Moved up from Southern California to escape high home prices and the cost of living and clogged freeways. Now it's not sunny  More

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Over 4 years ago

Ten months and ongoing in Albany, from the SF Bay Area. Much less crime here, much quieter here, more courteous and sane drivers here by far. We have been able to  More

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Reviews for Sycamore    8 Reviews

We’ve lived in sycamore for going on 2 years now, it’s definitely a blend of blue collar families like myself and people who couldn’t afford those st Charles or Geneva  More

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Moved to the area about 15 years ago (have lived in Sycamore then another nearby town for 7 years before moving back to Sycamore) and have been in our current  More

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Sycamore is a beautiful, clean, welcoming community. We were outsiders when we moved here from Chicago and people were nothing but lovely. I could not have dreamt of a  More

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