2025 Compare Cities Education:
Normal, IL vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 20.5% more per student than Normal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% higher in Champaign than in Normal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Normal
 Normal, ILChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Normal    5 Reviews

While not a perfect town by any stretch of the imagination, I have lived in Normal my entire life and I have to say that there are FAR worse places one could live. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

I would like to know more about the quality of education at Illinois State  More

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With relatively low crime, good schools and excellent access to higher education, Normal is a great place to raise a family. The city is trying to update its city center  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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