2025 Compare Cities Education:
Staten Island, NY vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 7.5% less per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% higher in Chicago than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor10528  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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