2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lombard, IL vs Brea, CA

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Highlights
- Brea spends 30.6% less per student than Lombard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.8% higher in Brea than in Lombard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brea had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lombard
 Lombard, ILBrea, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
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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Reviews for Brea    10 Reviews

I have lived in Orange County and Los Angeles County for over 20 years. The cost of living has prompted 3 friends to move to the Central Valley, Oregon and Washington  More

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Over 12 years ago

I loved living here in Brea, CA for over 17 years. It is a great community. For being a small north Orange County city it has a lot to offer. Schools are really  More

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Great city in N. Orange County. Affordable with lots of  More

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