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Chicago, IL vs Vicksburg, MS

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Highlights
- Vicksburg spends 18.5% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Vicksburg than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vicksburg had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILVicksburg, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,864$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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