2025 Compare Cities Education:
Royal Oak, MI vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 34.7% more per student than Royal Oak.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in Champaign than in Royal Oak. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Royal Oak
 Royal Oak, MIChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Royal Oak    20 Reviews

Whoever put crime and urban decay as cons for Royal Oak has never been to Royal Oak. It is a very stable and safe suburb with a lot to do and access to many job  More

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Over 14 years ago

Michigan willturn around as soon as they break the bonds with the car companies.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Fun growing  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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