2025 Compare Cities Education:
Charlestown, IN vs Joliet, IL

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Highlights
- Joliet spends 50.0% more per student than Charlestown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% lower in Joliet than in Charlestown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Joliet had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlestown
 Charlestown, INJoliet, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,687  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor2123  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Charlestown    3 Reviews

I have lived in Charlestown for 55 years. I have raised 4 children in the warm and friendly city of Charlestown. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. The schools  More

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Over 13 years ago

Iv live in charlestown for about 6 years now and the crime here is bad iv see police cars fly past my house iv see people in handcuffs iv even seen my neighbor carried  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nice plce to raise a  More

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Reviews for Joliet    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great place to live !!!!!!!!!! Lived in Naperville for 30 years in that rat race ! Came herE bought a home reallll cheap and neighbors are great and taxes are low ! Lots  More

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Over 11 years ago

its laid back mixed town people mind to them self.I like it at first I didn't but it grew on me anyway overall its a nice place to  More

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Over 13 years ago

The West side of town above the Bluffs is filled with stately Victorian homes. Public gatherings on major holidays are  More

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