2026 Compare Cities Education:
Boise City, ID vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 136.1% more per student than Boise City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% lower in Chicago than in Boise City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boise City
 Boise City, IDChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  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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