2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pennington, NJ vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 11.6% less per student than Pennington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% higher in Chicago than in Pennington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pennington
 Pennington, NJChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Pennington    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It seems like a very nice town, but we since we just moved in, it's too early to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Cost of property taxes even with the recent reevaluation is making living in Pennington unrealistic. Most of our neighbors are moving 3 miles away to Yardley PA where  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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