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

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Highlights
- Lincoln spends 29.2% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.8% higher in Lincoln than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lincoln had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILLincoln, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,501$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock180574573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Lincoln    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Having grown up an “Angelino” and having a very suburban life in the SF Valley, we moved to a Sacramento suburb in mid 80s when it was still an undiscovered gem; I was a  More

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Over 11 years ago

This is a little ranch and farm town just to the north east of Sacramento that several years ago found itself growing like a weed. The downtown area is like many small  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lincoln has grown significantly in the Last 5 years. A lot of beautiful new developments and great communities. I believe, that Lincoln provides great value for money.  More

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