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Iowa City, IA vs North Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- North Chicago spends 37.7% more per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in North Chicago than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Chicago had 16.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IANorth Chicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for North Chicago    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The crime stats for North Chicago show that crime reporting is a total sham. Surrounding areas like Waukegan are actually wonderful and safe compared to North Chicago.  More

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Over 13 years ago

Well,I am Active Duty NAvy who is looking to switch to Reserve and I am looking for a place with low C.O.L. so I can focus on my job and sace money, NOrth Chicago is a  More

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I grew up on Lake Shore Drive. It was wonderful to just hop on the 152 bus and go to downtown Chicago where you can do almost anything...the theatres, the shopping, the  More

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