2025 Compare Cities Education:
East Chicago, IN vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 88.0% more per student than East Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.2% lower in Syracuse than in East Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 14.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to East Chicago
 East Chicago, INSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for East Chicago    2 Reviews

Do not move to East Chicado Indiana. No jobs high crimes and many Chicagoans out here now. I would'nt say that's a bad thing because the kids that are born and raise in  More

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Over 16 years ago

I was born and raise in East Chicago, In. and over the years I have seen vast decay of a once very vibrant and beautiful city...crime is out of control...the politics  More

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Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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