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Boca Raton, FL vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 68.3% more per student than Boca Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% lower in Chicago than in Boca Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boca Raton
 Boca Raton, FLChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 13 years ago

Health Care is  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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