2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, OH vs North Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- North Chicago spends 45.0% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in North Chicago than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Chicago had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, OHNorth Chicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for North Chicago    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The crime stats for North Chicago show that crime reporting is a total sham. Surrounding areas like Waukegan are actually wonderful and safe compared to North Chicago.  More

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Over 13 years ago

Well,I am Active Duty NAvy who is looking to switch to Reserve and I am looking for a place with low C.O.L. so I can focus on my job and sace money, NOrth Chicago is a  More

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I grew up on Lake Shore Drive. It was wonderful to just hop on the 152 bus and go to downtown Chicago where you can do almost anything...the theatres, the shopping, the  More

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