2024 Compare Cities Education:
Chicago, IL vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- College Station spends 47.7% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in College Station than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- College Station had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILCollege Station, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,907$11,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508$10,103$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,567$6,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9713.7916.23
 Students per Librarian14807994573
 Students per Counselor481410530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%3.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.3%94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%17.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.7%6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%58.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%10.3%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 College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 3 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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