2025 Compare Cities Education:
Geneva, IL vs Cary, IL

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Highlights
- Cary spends 7.4% more per student than Geneva.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Cary than in Geneva. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Geneva
 Geneva, ILCary, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,892$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Geneva    12 Reviews

Real Estate and State Taxes are very high. Lots of people and traffic. Cute little shops and restaurants on main streets which attract a lot of tourists during the  More

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Lived here for 30 years... great schools, quaint downtown, good city leadership, engaged community. Wonderful town to raise a family! Only downsides are weather ( long  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved to Geneva 4 years ago. The cost of living is very high, and taxes keep going up as well as other living expenses. The population seems to be increasing and the  More

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Reviews for Cary    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

nice town, very safe but high taxes.  More

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Over 14 years ago

The Fox River is a nice place to cruise around on the boat and visit all the area bars but after seeing one bar you've seen them all. There is very little artistic  More

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Over 16 years ago

High property taxes is one of the biggest deterrents to wanting to 'retire' almost anywhere in Illinois. Once on a fixed income this would be a huge drain on finite  More

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