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

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Highlights
- Sycamore spends 3.6% less per student than Geneva.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% lower in Sycamore than in Geneva. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sycamore had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Geneva
 Geneva, ILSycamore, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23794573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 Sycamore    8 Reviews

We’ve lived in sycamore for going on 2 years now, it’s definitely a blend of blue collar families like myself and people who couldn’t afford those st Charles or Geneva  More

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Moved to the area about 15 years ago (have lived in Sycamore then another nearby town for 7 years before moving back to Sycamore) and have been in our current  More

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Sycamore is a beautiful, clean, welcoming community. We were outsiders when we moved here from Chicago and people were nothing but lovely. I could not have dreamt of a  More

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