2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chicago, IL vs Brewster, NY

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Highlights
- Brewster spends 44.8% more per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% lower in Brewster than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brewster had 15.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILBrewster, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,726$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,543$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9704573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Brewster    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lived here for some time, school taxes way above national average, the town once thriving is no longer the same, there are nicer towns going south along the rail but  More

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Over 19 years ago

A nice area that is 1 1/2 hr by train North of New York City. It is growing rapidly because of the cost of housing is becoming extreme as you get closer to NYC. It has  More

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