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Chesterton, IN vs Romeoville, IL

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- Romeoville spends 42.4% more per student than Chesterton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% lower in Romeoville than in Chesterton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Romeoville had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesterton
 Chesterton, INRomeoville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor640  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Romeoville    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Very near to oil refineries; little shopping and quality restaurants. Valley View Schools are not that great. Lot better communities to live. Cheap Housing though  More

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Over 15 years ago

Romeoville, nice small town feel. Very family oriented, great atmosphere to raise a family. It’s with an arms reach of more bustling towns such as Aurora, Naperville,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Romeoville is a short drive to the big city of Chicago with all it has to offer from shopping to museums and theater. Yet there is space for planting a yard and kids to  More

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