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Romeoville, IL vs Waltham, MA

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- Waltham spends 29.7% more per student than Romeoville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Waltham than in Romeoville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waltham had 9.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Romeoville
 Romeoville, ILWaltham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor776  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Romeoville    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Very near to oil refineries; little shopping and quality restaurants. Valley View Schools are not that great. Lot better communities to live. Cheap Housing though  More

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Over 15 years ago

Romeoville, nice small town feel. Very family oriented, great atmosphere to raise a family. It’s with an arms reach of more bustling towns such as Aurora, Naperville,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Romeoville is a short drive to the big city of Chicago with all it has to offer from shopping to museums and theater. Yet there is space for planting a yard and kids to  More

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Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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