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Boston, MA vs Romeoville, IL

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Highlights
- Romeoville spends 38.2% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% higher in Romeoville than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Romeoville had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MARomeoville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Romeoville    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Very near to oil refineries; little shopping and quality restaurants. Valley View Schools are not that great. Lot better communities to live. Cheap Housing though  More

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Over 15 years ago

Romeoville, nice small town feel. Very family oriented, great atmosphere to raise a family. It’s with an arms reach of more bustling towns such as Aurora, Naperville,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Romeoville is a short drive to the big city of Chicago with all it has to offer from shopping to museums and theater. Yet there is space for planting a yard and kids to  More

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