2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brookfield, WI vs Reading, PA

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Highlights
- Reading spends 21.7% more per student than Brookfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% lower in Reading than in Brookfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reading had 26.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brookfield
 Brookfield, WIReading, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,438$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock71.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Reading    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Reading in the 1960's and early 1970's I can definitely say the city has gone downhill as it has in reality been a victim of two major forces; first  More

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Over 11 years ago

Berks County is beautiful in the fall. Cool, crisp air and the trees are a pallet of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Well to start, in the past 8 years ive lived in 7 states, some pros and cons. Tucson I loved in all respects except its not as nice as living in a small town but it  More

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