2025 Compare Cities Education:
Schaumburg, IL vs Southfield, MI

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Highlights
- Southfield spends 30.7% less per student than Schaumburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% higher in Southfield than in Schaumburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southfield had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Schaumburg
 Schaumburg, ILSouthfield, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Schaumburg    10 Reviews

Nice middle-class community. Excellent schools. Excellent variety in retail establishments. Very good park district with plentiful activities, classes, and three outdoor  More

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Schaumburg, Schaumburg, it's Ok, I guess I don't have much to  More

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At 11% sales tax I believe that Cook County, IL. is the highest in the country. The cost of gasoline is bumped by this as well as the use of smog formulated fuel which  More

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Reviews for Southfield    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Weak mayor, crooked politicians, upper tier tax base is leaving. Police department inept and not reflective of the community. So many things wrong with Southfield.  More

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Over 17 years ago

The winter is too long and  More

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Over 18 years ago

the cost of living is  More

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