2025 Compare Cities Education:
Roswell, NM vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 75.2% more per student than Roswell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% lower in Chicago than in Roswell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roswell
 Roswell, NMChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor1239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

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Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

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Over 6 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  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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