2025 Compare Cities Education:
Champaign, IL vs Golden, CO

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Highlights
- Golden spends 35.0% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% higher in Golden than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Golden had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILGolden, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,308$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6574573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Golden    5 Reviews

...6 months of winter from the first snowfall to the last. Lots of warm, sunny days in between. However...just when you think you can get out your shorts and sandals,  More

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It doesn't get any better than this little town, nestled between two stunning mesas. Beauty abounds in every direction. You have that "small town feel" but are just  More

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Over 11 years ago

Golden is a fantastic place to have a family! Close to metro Denver, but close to the mountains and all its recreation. The schools are very good! My boys are 5 and  More

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