2024 Compare Cities Education:
Fenton, MI vs Waukegan, IL

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Highlights
- Waukegan spends 99.7% more per student than Fenton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% lower in Waukegan than in Fenton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waukegan had 20.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fenton
 Fenton, MIWaukegan, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,237$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,702$20,875$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,261$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8413.5616.23
 Students per Librarian101010054573
 Students per Counselor676592530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%13.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%10.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.7%76.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%19.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.0%6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.2%19.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Fenton    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I relocated to Fenton in September of 2017. My husband and I absolutely love it here. People are real friendly. We moved to a brand new subdivision. We lived in Shelby  More

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Over 5 years ago

I relocated to Fenton in September of 2017. My husband and I absolutely love it here. People are real friendly. We moved to a brand new subdivision. We lived in Shelby  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like Fenton. It's a nice, small town with very little traffic congestion, small time crime and adequate shopping for everyday needs. It has nice festivals, a few 5 k  More

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Reviews for Waukegan    3 Reviews

Great people, beautifully diverse. All live and work together to provide the best for all residents. Lake County College is completing a 40 million dollar building  More

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Over 11 years ago

We're looking for a moderate climate. Waukegan is on Lake Michigan and could have a dynamic vibrant downtown but it doesn't. Great master plan if somehow Waukegan can  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have been living in north east waukegan for 12 years and I am excited by the recent surge of growth in the downtown area. Thanks to the Genesee theater, there are  More

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