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Sycamore, IL vs Basking Ridge, NJ

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- Basking Ridge spends 39.0% more per student than Sycamore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% lower in Basking Ridge than in Sycamore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Basking Ridge had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sycamore
 Sycamore, ILBasking Ridge, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,575$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,985  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,279$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
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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