2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chicago, IL vs Albany, CA

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Highlights
- Albany spends 18.8% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.7% higher in Albany than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 12.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILAlbany, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.4%1.5%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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