2025 Compare Cities Education:
Miami, FL vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 85.0% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% lower in Chicago than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  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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