2025 Compare Cities Education:
Deerfield, IL vs Burlingame, CA

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Highlights
- Burlingame spends 17.8% less per student than Deerfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.9% higher in Burlingame than in Deerfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlingame had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Deerfield
 Deerfield, ILBurlingame, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Deerfield    2 Reviews

We moved to Deerfield in 1994, and loved it so much we moved across town 16 years later. Top-ranked schools, excellent home values, and friendly neighbors are all big  More

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The school system is the reason we moved here 15 years ago. Great  More

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Reviews for Burlingame    4 Reviews

Burlingame is about half way between Silicon Valley and SF. It is a narrow piece of land stuck between 101 and the mountain foothills. Whereas quality of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Even being in the top 5% earning bracket of the entire county, one needs to keep your head down and plow through. It is too easy to become obsesesed with the cost of  More

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If you are young and just starting out, this is not the city for you. A tiny condo can cost five hundred thousand in a decent area. I would not advise first time home  More

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