2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lombard, IL vs Sparta, NJ

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Highlights
- Sparta spends 19.7% more per student than Lombard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% lower in Sparta than in Lombard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparta had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lombard
 Lombard, ILSparta, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,826$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8664573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 Sparta    7 Reviews

I lived in Sparta for 28 years and only moved away because I retired. Both our daughters went through the entire school system and received a great education. In the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Sparta is a wonderful place to raise a family. Sparta has a lot of organized activities plus an abundance of year- round outdoor activites. It has a number of private  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have enjoyed living in Sparta. It is an aesthetically pleasing area, nice lakes, good restaurants, a very good library and small town atmosphere. It lacks continuing  More

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