2026 Compare Cities Education:
Champaign, IL vs Irving, TX

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Highlights
- Irving spends 35.6% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% higher in Irving than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irving had 15.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILIrving, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 7 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 9 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 Irving    17 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

It's a decent place to live  More

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Good schools and jobs here! I highly recommend it!! Love Los Colinas in  More

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I have never been to a school where the teachers were more committed to helping students be the most successful they could be. The students here are held to high  More

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