2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sioux City, IA vs Sycamore, IL

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Highlights
- Sycamore spends 36.3% more per student than Sioux City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% lower in Sycamore than in Sioux City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sycamore had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sioux City
 Sioux City, IASycamore, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,002  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23794573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sioux City    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I’ve been here only 4 months and I’m still shocked at how people behave. Not friendly, rude. Can’t tell you how many businesses I’ve been in to where the reception staff  More

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Climate in winter ranges from 10-15 degrees to 85+ in the summer 7% sale tax population @75,000, economy ok  More

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Over 14 years ago

Sioux City is an amazing place. Low crime rate, Great Schools, Great People, Most People are friendly and Polite. Just an overall great place to live!!!!!!!!!!!   More

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Reviews for Sycamore    8 Reviews

We’ve lived in sycamore for going on 2 years now, it’s definitely a blend of blue collar families like myself and people who couldn’t afford those st Charles or Geneva  More

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Moved to the area about 15 years ago (have lived in Sycamore then another nearby town for 7 years before moving back to Sycamore) and have been in our current  More

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Sycamore is a beautiful, clean, welcoming community. We were outsiders when we moved here from Chicago and people were nothing but lovely. I could not have dreamt of a  More

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