2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Clara, CA vs Deerfield, IL

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Highlights
- Deerfield spends 32.8% more per student than Santa Clara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.2% lower in Deerfield than in Santa Clara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Deerfield had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clara
 Santa Clara, CADeerfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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Reviews for Deerfield    2 Reviews

We moved to Deerfield in 1994, and loved it so much we moved across town 16 years later. Top-ranked schools, excellent home values, and friendly neighbors are all big  More

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The school system is the reason we moved here 15 years ago. Great  More

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