2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brookfield, IL vs Athens, TX

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Highlights
- Athens spends 36.0% less per student than Brookfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Athens than in Brookfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens had 13.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brookfield
 Brookfield, ILAthens, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,011$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26204573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Brookfield    4 Reviews

Brookfield has a small town feel, but is still close enough to the city. Great schools, great people, nice houses, great community. I'm fortunate to able to raise my  More

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Most of Brookfield is in a flood plain, thus most basements get water in storms, and if you live near the creek (by the zoo), regardless of the price of your house,  More

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We loved this place, great schools, close to  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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