2025 Compare Cities Education:
Champaign, IL vs Grand Forks, ND

Change Cities
Highlights
- Grand Forks spends 19.7% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in Grand Forks than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2574573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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

   |    Reply

Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Champaign

Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

   |    Reply

Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

   |    Reply

Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Grand Forks


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.