2025 Compare Cities Education:
Champaign, IL vs Sun Prairie, WI

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- Sun Prairie spends 13.8% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Sun Prairie than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Prairie had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILSun Prairie, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Sun Prairie    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I love it here, the weather is absolutely fantastic if you like freezing your toes off.  More

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Typically cold winters, lots of snow. Summers are typically pleasant, but can be high humidity. Poor Air Quality year round. Mild spring and fall Summer can have  More

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Over 14 years ago

Crime is very low, I seldom feel like I have to lock my car or even my house. The schools here are pretty good, and have no tolerance for bullies (so if you have any,  More

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