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Chicago, IL vs Mentor, OH

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- Mentor spends 27.7% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.3% higher in Mentor than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mentor had 8.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILMentor, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,844$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,578$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Mentor    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

There are some things about Mentor that are great, the schools are very good and the people (generally) friendly. The biggest issue I have had with the city is the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Snows from about October or November until approximately mid-to-late March, though one year it snowed until nearly June! Used to have four distinct seasons, but now  More

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Over 18 years ago

The City of Mentor ranks 7th in the state of Ohio interms of the number of manufacturing firms, and 10th in terms of the number of individuals involved in manufacturing  More

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