2025 Compare Cities Education:
Champaign, IL vs Montvale, NJ

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Highlights
- Montvale spends 21.7% more per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Montvale than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montvale had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILMontvale, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.6%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 Montvale    2 Reviews

Terrific location in northern NJ provides access to all kinds of entertainment, culture, experiences, etc. Great schools. Only problem is the cost of living in  More

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Over 17 years ago

As is the case in most of the New York City metropolitan area, the cost of living is so high as to be absurd. The high costs of housing, utilities, entertainment, and  More

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