2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dunwoody, GA vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 52.6% more per student than Dunwoody.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Chicago than in Dunwoody. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dunwoody
 Dunwoody, GAChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,120  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Dunwoody    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years and it really used to be a great city to live in. Unfortunately we became a city and now have our own city government which seemed to be  More

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I’ve recorded over 200 podcast episodes about the city of Dunwoody. Some of my favorite businesses are Village Orthodontics, NFA Burger, Breadwinner, and BAR{N}. This is  More

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I've lived in Atlanta and/or the Atlanta area for over 20 years. I know there are worse places than Atlanta but I also know there are better places. I am an  More

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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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