2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chicago, IL vs Los Banos, CA

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Highlights
- Los Banos spends 34.6% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.9% higher in Los Banos than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Banos had 18.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILLos Banos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Los Banos    6 Reviews

Everything I think about this town has already been said. And those things unfortunately are more in the negative category. Not too much good to say about this town.   More

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The most attractive part of Los Banos is their proximity to San Jose and relatively low housing prices. However, if you look at it from different angles Los Banos may  More

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Over 7 years ago

Inaccurate facts. The heat in Los Banos is relentless. From May to mid or end of September100 +degrees. I lived there most of my 59 years. It is oppressive. It can go  More

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