2025 Compare Cities Education:
Berkeley, NJ vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 4.5% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Chicago than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, NJChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,822  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I live in Berkeley Township, NJ which as quite a few of adult communities. The homes are less expensive than in other parts of the state and the taxes are less  More

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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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