2024 Compare Cities Education:
Oshkosh, WI vs Galena, IL

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Highlights
- Galena spends 34.5% more per student than Oshkosh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% lower in Galena than in Oshkosh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Galena had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oshkosh
 Oshkosh, WIGalena, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,961$18,784$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130$17,490$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,455$11,350$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2710.2616.23
 Students per Librarian5465234573
 Students per Counselor329226530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%3.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.5%88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%31.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Oshkosh    8 Reviews

Oshkosh may be alright if you were born here and never left the city limits. I was born and raised here and moved to Chicago. Stay away if you’re looking for gourmet  More

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Over 10 years ago

Oshkosh Wisconsin is an overlooked gem in the midwest. Cost of living is relitively low compaired to national averages and provides good schools, full access to medical  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you can't handle wearing a winter coat, you are missing the best part of Oshkosh. Oshkosh is not for everyone and probably not for you if you have a weak liver. A  More

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Reviews for Galena    3 Reviews

We've lived in Galena for about ten years now; previously lived in Elgin, then Cary. Moving here was like heaven (with some trade offs) especially after living in  More

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Over 12 years ago

My city of Galena, IL has festivals, parades, and parties almost every weekend of the year. Our Halloween parade usually lasts around 2 hours and draws in over 10,000  More

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Galena offers art shows, antique shops, arts/crafts fairs, Civil War re-enactments, theater, concerts, and more. Every weekend, there's something cultural going on, much  More

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