2025 Compare Cities Education:
Battle Creek, MI vs Geneva, IL

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Highlights
- Geneva spends 33.7% more per student than Battle Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Geneva than in Battle Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Geneva had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Battle Creek
 Battle Creek, MIGeneva, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,533  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor542  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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Reviews for Geneva    12 Reviews

Real Estate and State Taxes are very high. Lots of people and traffic. Cute little shops and restaurants on main streets which attract a lot of tourists during the  More

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Lived here for 30 years... great schools, quaint downtown, good city leadership, engaged community. Wonderful town to raise a family! Only downsides are weather ( long  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved to Geneva 4 years ago. The cost of living is very high, and taxes keep going up as well as other living expenses. The population seems to be increasing and the  More

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