2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chesterton, IN vs Gary, IN

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Highlights
- Gary spends 2.3% more per student than Chesterton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% higher in Gary than in Chesterton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gary had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesterton
 Chesterton, INGary, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor640  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Chesterton    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Chesterton location next to Lake Michigan tempers the changes that we see. We are use to the cold weather but the lake helps keep the area warmer longer into the winter.  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have a low incidence of crime in our area, very clean downtown, well  More

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Over 17 years ago

Small town, with all its charm and quiet, with lots of space, but within 45 minutes of downtown Chicago, with all the big city cultural  More

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Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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