2025 Compare Cities Education:
New Castle, IN vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 73.4% more per student than New Castle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% higher in Chicago than in New Castle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Castle
 New Castle, INChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,677  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor1216  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for New Castle    4 Reviews

Hello, I would like to know more about New Castle current and future economic and crime condition. Several forums indicate that this city is ghost town with minimal  More

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Over 13 years ago

I will always call New Castle.. Home. I do have such wonderful memories there. When I moved there because my Dad's job had relocated, it was not only his home town but  More

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I grew up in New Castle and am sad to say I will never go back. New Castle has no jobs and is close to ghost town. The town is one big courthouse,prison or work release  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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