2025 Compare Cities Education:
Champaign, IL vs Houghton, MI

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Highlights
- Houghton spends 35.6% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% higher in Houghton than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houghton had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILHoughton, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,180$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,586$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9544573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.2%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 Houghton    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Houghton,MI is located in the middle of Lake Superior on the Keweenaw Peninsula. It was a boom town with the copper barons in the late 1800's and today it struggles to  More

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Over 12 years ago

For those who are interested in a laid-back community with low cost of living, rich human history, surrounded by impressive natural beauty, Houghton is the place. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

The 49931 zip code map to display Houghton is misleading. It implies that Isle Royale, isolated in the northern reaches of Lake Superior, is the area covered by this  More

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