2025 Compare Cities Education:
Champaign, IL vs Stony Brook, NY

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Highlights
- Stony Brook spends 47.7% more per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% lower in Stony Brook than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stony Brook had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILStony Brook, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.1%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 Stony Brook    3 Reviews

PROS: Close to the water, very picturesque, hilly and not flat like much of Long Island. High quality of life, low crime rate, clean, hometown feeling. Community  More

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Over 19 years ago

Peaceful, execellent place to  More

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Over 19 years ago

INNDIAN STUDENTS MAY PLEASE CONTACT ME.  More

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