2025 Compare Cities Education:
Galesburg, IL vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 16.6% less per student than Galesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.9% higher in Fresno than in Galesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Galesburg
 Galesburg, ILFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,039  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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