2025 Compare Cities Education:
Barrington, IL vs Chicago, IL

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- Chicago spends 0.0% less per student than Barrington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Chicago than in Barrington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Barrington
 Barrington, ILChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Barrington    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Beautiful gated community with lake, golf course with restaurant and tennis courts.   More

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The best thing in Barrington is the Metra Train, which will take you 50 minutes to Chicago Eastbound or you can take the train to historic Woodstock! Otherwise, you  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very Nice if you like the change of  More

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Reviews for Chicago    270 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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