2025 Compare Cities Education:
Edison, NJ vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 6.8% less per student than Edison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% higher in Champaign than in Edison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Edison
 Edison, NJChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Edison    5 Reviews

Tammy · 

I don't recommend living here if you are planning to move here with a family- even a small one. The school system is terrible- teachers are racist and have favorites,  More

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Over 11 years ago

cost and taxes to  More

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Over 11 years ago

North Edison is a somewhat typical suburban town, with a few differences. The town is unofficially separated by school districts into North Edison and South Edison,  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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