2025 Compare Cities Education:
Champaign, IL vs Simpsonville, SC

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Highlights
- Simpsonville spends 41.2% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Simpsonville than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Simpsonville had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILSimpsonville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,034$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Simpsonville    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in this city for 30 years and I've seen so many changes! This is a great place to live! I've owned a business in town for 10 years and I feel safe. If I have  More

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Over 11 years ago

Nice suburb of Greenville, growing in diversity and culture. Competing healthcare providers (important!). Upscale manufacturing in the area (BMW and Michelin) results  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lived in Simpsonville for 9 years. Too long. It's a dirty little town with lots of crime and police. City government is mostly dependent on traffic fines and they  More

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