2024 Compare Cities Education:
Sycamore, IL vs Cary, IL

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Highlights
- Cary spends 11.4% more per student than Sycamore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Cary than in Sycamore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sycamore
 Sycamore, ILCary, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,963$18,892$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,985$16,554$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,982$9,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3513.7416.23
 Students per Librarian23799134573
 Students per Counselor537578530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.2%97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%22.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.7%46.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.5%14.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.0%0.4%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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Reviews for Cary    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

nice town, very safe but high taxes.  More

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Over 13 years ago

The Fox River is a nice place to cruise around on the boat and visit all the area bars but after seeing one bar you've seen them all. There is very little artistic  More

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Over 15 years ago

High property taxes is one of the biggest deterrents to wanting to 'retire' almost anywhere in Illinois. Once on a fixed income this would be a huge drain on finite  More

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