2025 Compare Cities Education:
Champaign, IL vs St. Paul, MN

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Highlights
- St. Paul spends 1.6% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% higher in St. Paul than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Paul had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILSt. Paul, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,143$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 8 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

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