2025 Compare Cities Education:
Belleville, IL vs Carthage, MO

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Highlights
- Carthage spends 40.5% less per student than Belleville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Carthage than in Belleville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carthage had 25.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Belleville
 Belleville, ILCarthage, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,205$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,094$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4754573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Carthage    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Last year my wife and I moved to Carthage from the Pacific Northwest. Even before we purchased our home, the people of Carthage welcomed us in the spirit of  More

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