2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clinton, IA vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 55.7% more per student than Clinton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Chicago than in Clinton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clinton
 Clinton, IAChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,054  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Clinton    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

My family used to live here my dream home in  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have a love/hate relationship with Clinton. What I like most about Clinton is that it is a small town where you'll run into people you know everywhere you  More

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Over 16 years ago

the cost of liveing is nice and low because we all know eachother and we care about eachother and when i was just a youngin sean determan saved me from a burning  More

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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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