2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lansing, MI vs Schaumburg, IL

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- Schaumburg spends 42.7% more per student than Lansing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% lower in Schaumburg than in Lansing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Schaumburg had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lansing
 Lansing, MISchaumburg, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor726  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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Reviews for Schaumburg    10 Reviews

Nice middle-class community. Excellent schools. Excellent variety in retail establishments. Very good park district with plentiful activities, classes, and three outdoor  More

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Schaumburg, Schaumburg, it's Ok, I guess I don't have much to  More

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At 11% sales tax I believe that Cook County, IL. is the highest in the country. The cost of gasoline is bumped by this as well as the use of smog formulated fuel which  More

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