2025 Compare Cities Education:
Toledo, OH vs Des Plaines, IL

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Highlights
- Des Plaines spends 50.8% more per student than Toledo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.0% lower in Des Plaines than in Toledo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Plaines had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Toledo
 Toledo, OHDes Plaines, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,072  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor367  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Toledo    50 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I am a renter and the people are cold and disrespectful to you when you are disabled and single. They want to tell you want to do.They want you to make friends when the  More

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Perfect for parents with older children. We moved to Toledo, OH from Madison, WI months before the COVID quarantine in 2020. We cross-compared possible living areas in  More

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Toledoly Terrible! People are aggressive and understanding, after you are nice enough to them for way too long. The city looks like the bad parts of Detroit but does  More

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Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

low  More

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Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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