2025 Compare Cities Education:
Reading, PA vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 6.0% more per student than Reading.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% lower in Carbondale than in Reading. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 32.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Reading
 Reading, PACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,807  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor346  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Reading    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Reading in the 1960's and early 1970's I can definitely say the city has gone downhill as it has in reality been a victim of two major forces; first  More

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Over 11 years ago

Berks County is beautiful in the fall. Cool, crisp air and the trees are a pallet of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Well to start, in the past 8 years ive lived in 7 states, some pros and cons. Tucson I loved in all respects except its not as nice as living in a small town but it  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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