2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clayton, MO vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 46.6% more per student than Clayton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Champaign than in Clayton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clayton
 Clayton, MOChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.79.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

St Louis summers are hot and humid...Fall and spring are not very friendly to people with allergies.. Winter is  More

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The weather in St Louis can be hot and humid in the summer. Cold in the  More

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St. Louis in general has an extremely affordable cost of living. Housing is under the nat'l average, as is gasoline. Food, restaurants and entertainment is all  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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