2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chico, CA vs Eugene, OR

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Highlights
- Eugene spends 5.5% less per student than Chico.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Eugene than in Chico. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eugene had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chico
 Chico, CAEugene, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,566$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,014  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,947$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7764573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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Reviews for Eugene    89 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

It’s cold and rainy and cloudy most of the year on June it rained and was cloudy every day except 3. The weather is mostly cloudy even if it’s not raining. If you want  More

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Over 3 years ago

Moved here from Austin, Texas about three years ago. I've lived in the Bay Area, California, San Diego, Los Angeles and various towns in Central Texas (Georgetown,  More

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Eugene has its warts, just like any other city. But in my view, the good things far outweigh the bad aspects. What I like the best is the location, right on the  More

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