2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gladstone, MO vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 56.3% more per student than Gladstone.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Chicago than in Gladstone. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gladstone
 Gladstone, MOChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,314  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Gladstone    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Gladstone is cheap, quiet, and affordable. There are mostly old people and families here. There are several large parks and bicycle trails, and the main roads are  More

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Over 19 years ago

Gladstone is a smaull suburb of Kansas City. It is close enough to the amenities of the downtown, but far enough to have a smaller city  More

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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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