2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kankakee, IL vs Salt Lake City, UT

Change Cities
Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 39.7% less per student than Kankakee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.4% higher in Salt Lake City than in Kankakee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 16.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kankakee
 Kankakee, ILSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,685  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor670  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

   |    Reply

Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

   |    Reply

Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Kankakee

Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

   |    Reply

Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

   |    Reply

Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Salt Lake City


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.