2025 Compare Cities Education:
Centralia, IL vs West Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- West Chicago spends 53.5% more per student than Centralia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in West Chicago than in Centralia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chicago had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Centralia
 Centralia, ILWest Chicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,723  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
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My husband and I moved to West Chicago 11 years ago. We love it here. It has a small town feel in Big Dupage County. The town holds a community festival called  More

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