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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Round Lake Beach, IL vs Carbondale, IL

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- Carbondale spends 21.9% less per student than Round Lake Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Carbondale than in Round Lake Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 22.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Round Lake Beach
 Round Lake Beach, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Round Lake Beach    1 Reviews
Abhd · Round Lake, IL
Good Services and Quality of Life for Low Cost of
Over 16 years ago

I'm a long time resident (more than 17 years). Round Lake Beach has a lower average cost of housing than other nearby cities. A wide variety of people of ages and  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews
Amelia · Carbondale, IL
Grew up Here, Went to College Here, Have a Career
Over 9 years ago

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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voozler · Carbondale, IL
The Dale
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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Abhd · Fairview Heights, IL
Disagree with the other opinions
Over 17 years ago

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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