2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fall River, MA vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 7.9% more per student than Fall River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% higher in Chicago than in Fall River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 14.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fall River
 Fall River, MAChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  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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