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Chicago, IL vs Puyallup, WA

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- Puyallup spends 16.2% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.7% higher in Puyallup than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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