2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Charles, IL vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 32.5% more per student than St. Charles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Pittsburgh than in St. Charles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Charles
 St. Charles, ILPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for St. Charles    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

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Moving to Saint Charles from Kansas City was quite to sticker shock from a cost of living standpoint. I did do my homework and knew this would be the case, but it  More

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Over 16 years ago

St. Charles, Illinois is a small, trendy river town. It hosts amenities that appeal to everyone. Biking, running, walking, hiking, camping, horseback riding, kayaking,  More

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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