2025 Compare Cities Education:
Edwardsville, IL vs DeKalb, IL

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Highlights
- DeKalb spends 21.7% more per student than Edwardsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% lower in DeKalb than in Edwardsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- DeKalb had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edwardsville
 Edwardsville, ILDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,569  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23794573
 Students per Counselor1054  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Edwardsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Edwardsville is a great town that is growing rapidly. The school district is one of the best in the area, it is the home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lovely little town with over 75 miles of gorgeous, well maintained, wooded bike trails. Recreational biker's dream  More

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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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