2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fredericksburg, VA vs Champaign, IL

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- Champaign spends 45.5% more per student than Fredericksburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Champaign than in Fredericksburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fredericksburg
 Fredericksburg, VAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,335  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Fredericksburg    17 Reviews

Fredericksburg has an undeniably small town charm and an all around appeal that is hard to beat, in the context of its proximity to the larger DC Metro area. The  More

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I have lived in Fredericksburg for over 10 years and love it. The housing prices are affordable and this historic city has so much to offer. Ideal location also situated  More

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Disclaimer right off the top; yes I know there are good people everywhere and some are here as well but Fredericksburg is far from an ideal place to live and here is  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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