2025 Compare Cities Education:
Telluride, CO vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 16.3% more per student than Telluride.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.3% higher in Chicago than in Telluride. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 13.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Telluride
 Telluride, COChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor210  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Telluride    1 Reviews

Affordable housing means something different in Telluride than most other places in the country. Here the Town subsidizes housing down to be affordable for purchase by  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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