2025 Compare Cities Education:
Johnston, IA vs Lombard, IL

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Highlights
- Lombard spends 54.0% more per student than Johnston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% lower in Lombard than in Johnston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lombard had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Johnston
 Johnston, IALombard, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Johnston    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Strong National Guard presence and very family-friendly. The library is the best one that I've ever visited. We moved here for the Army two years ago and will be leaving  More

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Over 16 years ago

Everyone here is rich. Really, really,  More

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Reviews for Lombard    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Lombard for 19 years before moving out of state in 2020. My primary issue with Illinois, not Lombard per so, is the real estate tax rate. I retired and  More

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Lombard is a good, solid suburban-Chicago town. Mid-west values, limited crime with sound school system. Neighboring Glen Ellyn is more affluent with matching property  More

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Very low crime rate. Love  More

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