2025 Compare Cities Education:
Belleville, IL vs Brooklyn, NY

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- Brooklyn spends 10.0% more per student than Belleville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% lower in Brooklyn than in Belleville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brooklyn had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Belleville
 Belleville, ILBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,855$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,968$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1003464573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Belleville    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Nice place to live. St Louis is right across the river and there is easy access either by car or by the metro  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I are in our late 40s and looking for the perfect spot to move to. We are retired military and presently live about 20 minutes from St. Louis. We  More

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Property value got lower because of politics , not, the economy. And realtors are panicing people who want to sell into selling cheaper so realtors can make a quick buck  More

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Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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