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

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Highlights
- Naperville spends 11.1% less per student than Pennington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% higher in Naperville than in Pennington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Naperville had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pennington
 Pennington, NJNaperville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 Naperville    26 Reviews

Naperville has a lot to offer. The schools are top notch, it is close to Chicago with a commuter rail that is easily accessible and fast, there are lots of parks and  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived around the area my whole life, moved to the downtown Naperville 7 years ago and wow has it changed and not for the better. There is way too much traffic and no  More

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Over 7 years ago

Went with my real estate agent to check out a few houses in Naperville.First impression was the town was adorable especially the downtown but way too many people.couldnt  More

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