2025 Compare Cities Education:
Galesburg, IL vs Wilmington, NC

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Highlights
- Wilmington spends 33.5% less per student than Galesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% higher in Wilmington than in Galesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmington had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Galesburg
 Galesburg, ILWilmington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,310$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,039  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7234573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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