2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cincinnati, OH vs Glen Carbon, IL

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Highlights
- Glen Carbon spends 18.1% less per student than Cincinnati.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% lower in Glen Carbon than in Cincinnati. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glen Carbon had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cincinnati
 Cincinnati, OHGlen Carbon, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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Reviews for Glen Carbon    2 Reviews

The weather is moderate. Lovely Fall, mild winter with occaisional snow. I own a shovel but the snow melts by the time I need to use it. Rather hot August. Thunderstorms  More

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Over 18 years ago

lots of students that come and  More

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