2025 Compare Cities Education:
El Cajon, CA vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 33.9% more per student than El Cajon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.3% lower in Chicago than in El Cajon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to El Cajon
 El Cajon, CAChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  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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