2025 Compare Cities Education:
Indianapolis, IN vs Brisbane, CA

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Highlights
- Brisbane spends 38.5% more per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Brisbane than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brisbane had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, INBrisbane, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor613  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%1.5%
Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Reviews for Brisbane    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

is the name of this town because during the winter holiday people put up stars on their homes that can been seen from the entrance to the town that are donated by shops  More

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Brisbane is a very cute little town/city/suburb. But it's kind of expensive and a little bit difficult and long to get into the city. And as far as getting around in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

awesome climate to live  More

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