2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisburg, NC vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 100.0% more per student than Harrisburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in Chicago than in Harrisburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisburg
 Harrisburg, NCChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisburg    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived in Harrisburg, NC since 2002. I moved here from a suburb of Detroit. I wanted to live in an area that was close to Charlotte, but still had a small town  More

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Over 13 years ago

great pricing on homes here.  More

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Over 17 years ago

You are only bored if you are boring. If you can't find anything to do this close to Charlotte...you have  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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