2025 Compare Cities Education:
Foster City, CA vs North Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- North Chicago spends 21.7% more per student than Foster City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.5% lower in North Chicago than in Foster City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Chicago had 14.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Foster City
 Foster City, CANorth Chicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 18 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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Reviews for North Chicago    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The crime stats for North Chicago show that crime reporting is a total sham. Surrounding areas like Waukegan are actually wonderful and safe compared to North Chicago.  More

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Over 13 years ago

Well,I am Active Duty NAvy who is looking to switch to Reserve and I am looking for a place with low C.O.L. so I can focus on my job and sace money, NOrth Chicago is a  More

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I grew up on Lake Shore Drive. It was wonderful to just hop on the 152 bus and go to downtown Chicago where you can do almost anything...the theatres, the shopping, the  More

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