2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Paul, MN vs Belleville, IL

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Highlights
- Belleville spends 14.9% less per student than St. Paul.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% lower in Belleville than in St. Paul. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belleville had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Paul
 St. Paul, MNBelleville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,142$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,480  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,545$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23514573
 Students per Counselor487  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 8 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

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Reviews for Belleville    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Nice place to live. St Louis is right across the river and there is easy access either by car or by the metro  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I are in our late 40s and looking for the perfect spot to move to. We are retired military and presently live about 20 minutes from St. Louis. We  More

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Property value got lower because of politics , not, the economy. And realtors are panicing people who want to sell into selling cheaper so realtors can make a quick buck  More

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