2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brownsburg, IN vs DeKalb, IL

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Highlights
- DeKalb spends 25.6% more per student than Brownsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% lower in DeKalb than in Brownsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- DeKalb had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brownsburg
 Brownsburg, INDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,199  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23794573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Brownsburg    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great place to raise a  More

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Brownsburg is a suburb on the west side of Indianapolis, IN. It is a quiet burb with a strong school system and strong community. The schools are ranked near the top  More

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Over 17 years ago

I've lived in central Indiana for all my life. It is a great place to grow up. Indianapolis is a well diversed city and has loads of things to do. Brownsburg is a  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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