2025 Compare Cities Education:
Crystal Lake, IL vs Sun Prairie, WI

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- Sun Prairie spends 6.6% less per student than Crystal Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Sun Prairie than in Crystal Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Prairie had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Crystal Lake
 Crystal Lake, ILSun Prairie, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor578  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Crystal Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great area for recreational boating, fishing and biking. Great place to involve your kids as there are lots of opportunities' for football, baseball and dance. For  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have been living here for 12 years. It's a nice community with friendly people, but I hate the weather. It feels like winter is 6 months long with many overcast days,  More

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Over 12 years ago

A nice place to raise a family, but not a lot of diversity. We are looking to move from here and searching in the Colorado  More

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Reviews for Sun Prairie    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I love it here, the weather is absolutely fantastic if you like freezing your toes off.  More

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Typically cold winters, lots of snow. Summers are typically pleasant, but can be high humidity. Poor Air Quality year round. Mild spring and fall Summer can have  More

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Over 14 years ago

Crime is very low, I seldom feel like I have to lock my car or even my house. The schools here are pretty good, and have no tolerance for bullies (so if you have any,  More

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