2025 Compare Cities Education:
Katy, TX vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 70.8% more per student than Katy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% lower in Chicago than in Katy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Katy
 Katy, TXChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  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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