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New Orleans, LA vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 7.2% more per student than New Orleans.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% lower in Chicago than in New Orleans. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Orleans

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 New Orleans, LAChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,431$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,687$18,508$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,683$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.6513.9716.23
 Students per Librarian225214804573
 Students per Counselor586481530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%17.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%41.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.4%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%3.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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Reviews for Chicago    271 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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ZIPS IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
70119, 70122, 70118, 70131, 70115, 70126, 70117, 70127, 70114, 70124, 19 total
ZIPS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
60629, 60618, 60632, 60639, 60623, 60647, 60617, 60625, 60608, 60634, 56 total

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