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

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Highlights
- Rialto spends 33.0% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.8% higher in Rialto than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rialto had 13.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILRialto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Rialto    7 Reviews

I have lived in Rialto my entire life, I am now 26, and I have seen substantial growth in the last 10 years. Mayor Deborah Robertson has done an excellent job making  More

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Rialto has come a long way lots of places to shop and eat catch a movie friendly people  More

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Over 17 years ago

I live in Rialto, about 1 hour outside of Los Angeles, and even though it is cheaper than Los Angeles, the average college graduate cannot afford to stay here. First,  More

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