2025 Compare Cities Education:
DeKalb, IL vs North Charleston, SC

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- North Charleston spends 11.6% more per student than DeKalb.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% lower in North Charleston than in DeKalb. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Charleston had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to DeKalb
 DeKalb, ILNorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,985  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  More

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