2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lombard, IL vs Dixon, IL

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Highlights
- Dixon spends 0.5% more per student than Lombard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% higher in Dixon than in Lombard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dixon had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lombard
 Lombard, ILDixon, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,130$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6554573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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