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Concord, CA vs Evanston, IL

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Highlights
- Evanston spends 44.2% more per student than Concord.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.1% lower in Evanston than in Concord. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Evanston had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Concord
 Concord, CAEvanston, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.7%1.5%
Reviews for Concord    22 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 13 years. Concord has easy access to Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill and is about 25 minutes from Oakland, and 45 minutes from San Francisco.  More

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I moved to Concord 20 years ago and have loved living here. It has a charming central square downtown that hosts farmers markets two days a week. I love the Music &  More

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We Moved to Concord from the Los Angeles area in 1982 as a young couple starting a family. Concord has been a great place to raise kids. Low crime and great people.  More

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Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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