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Chicago, IL vs Watsonville, CA

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Highlights
- Watsonville spends 25.3% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.3% higher in Watsonville than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watsonville had 25.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%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 Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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