2025 Compare Cities Education:
Galesburg, IL vs Baltimore, MD

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Highlights
- Baltimore spends 12.5% more per student than Galesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% higher in Baltimore than in Galesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Baltimore had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Galesburg
 Galesburg, ILBaltimore, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,039  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,231$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13844573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Galesburg    2 Reviews

I returned home, this town, a little over 3 years ago. This is not for you if you are not 16-25 or unskilled. Unless you are one of the two, good luck landing a job of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Good school system 3. Extremely low cost of living and housing 4. Affordable place to live 5. A good place to live and raise a  More

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Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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