2025 Compare Cities Education:
Compton, CA vs Gary, IN

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Highlights
- Gary spends 25.1% less per student than Compton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% lower in Gary than in Compton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gary had 35.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Compton
 Compton, CAGary, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Compton    6 Reviews

I visit Compton each Summer. This is one of the most welcoming and spectacular cities to work. live and raise a family in. The educational system is superior to most,  More

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Over 10 years ago

looking for a good neighborhood to live in  More

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What was the last writer thinking! Must have been locked up too long, or hasn't been around much. Probably lived in Compton or LA County his whole life. Compton is  More

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Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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