2025 Compare Cities Education:
Belleville, IL vs Fort Wayne, IN

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Highlights
- Fort Wayne spends 22.3% less per student than Belleville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Fort Wayne than in Belleville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Wayne had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Belleville
 Belleville, ILFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,410$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7004573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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