2025 Compare Cities Education:
Berkeley, CA vs North Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- North Chicago spends 37.4% more per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.3% lower in North Chicago than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Chicago had 15.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CANorth Chicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for North Chicago    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The crime stats for North Chicago show that crime reporting is a total sham. Surrounding areas like Waukegan are actually wonderful and safe compared to North Chicago.  More

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Over 13 years ago

Well,I am Active Duty NAvy who is looking to switch to Reserve and I am looking for a place with low C.O.L. so I can focus on my job and sace money, NOrth Chicago is a  More

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I grew up on Lake Shore Drive. It was wonderful to just hop on the 152 bus and go to downtown Chicago where you can do almost anything...the theatres, the shopping, the  More

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