2026 Compare Cities Education:
Champaign, IL vs Nashville, TN

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Highlights
- Nashville spends 35.6% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.1% higher in Nashville than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nashville had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILNashville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,175$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,449$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8874573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%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.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Nashville    150 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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