2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brookfield, WI vs Geneva, IL

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Highlights
- Geneva spends 18.9% more per student than Brookfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% lower in Geneva than in Brookfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Geneva had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brookfield
 Brookfield, WIGeneva, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Brookfield    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Overall I believe field is a great place to live and raise a family. Milwaukee certainly has its share of problems like any large metropolitan area. Overall I believe  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love Brookfield for the most part. The Elmbrook school district is amazing and test scores are always above average level. The one downfall of the city is that there  More

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About turn 35, and have lived in Brookfield for 9 years. Brookfield is broken into two parts, city and village, both are very safe- especially when compared to  More

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Reviews for Geneva    12 Reviews

Real Estate and State Taxes are very high. Lots of people and traffic. Cute little shops and restaurants on main streets which attract a lot of tourists during the  More

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Lived here for 30 years... great schools, quaint downtown, good city leadership, engaged community. Wonderful town to raise a family! Only downsides are weather ( long  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved to Geneva 4 years ago. The cost of living is very high, and taxes keep going up as well as other living expenses. The population seems to be increasing and the  More

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