2025 Compare Cities Education:
East St. Louis, IL vs Youngstown, OH

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Highlights
- Youngstown spends 8.9% less per student than East St. Louis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% higher in Youngstown than in East St. Louis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Youngstown had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to East St. Louis
 East St. Louis, ILYoungstown, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,695$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13494573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for East St. Louis    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

FACT CHECK: The reason for the City Of Champions moniker, is that it really is on an almost unimaginable scale. This just one news excerpt of many, many, many over years  More

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Over 7 years ago

East St louis is paradise on earth. vibrant night life and great  More

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Over 17 years ago

East st louis has a very depressed economy, virtually no employment, poor housing with a significant high property tax rate, virtually no employment opportunities,  More

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Reviews for Youngstown    19 Reviews

I live in Youngstown my entire life now I am not happy how it's portrayed reputation viewed or thought of Iike many inner cities it has its unsavory spots and people  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived around Youngstown my entire life. I grew up in Boardman and now live in Struthers. It's not the best place to find work, but if you're willing to work 2 part  More

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I am in Girard, so just outside of Youngstown. I haven't spent any time in Youngstown proper, but Girard is lovely. I am loving having seasons, and the fact that  More

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