2026 Compare Cities Education:
Torrance, CA vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 17.4% more per student than Torrance.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.6% lower in Champaign than in Torrance. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Torrance
 Torrance, CAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Torrance    15 Reviews

I'll admit it, I'm biased. So, I can't say what's a lot or a little without outside sources for the most part. I was born and raised in Torrance. I've lived here for 20+  More

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I have lived in Torrance for 19 years. I was fortunate enough to move here before housing prices skyrocketed in the early 2000's. I live in the middle of Torrance and as  More

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Over 11 years ago

Due to global warming, the climate has gotten warmer longer.  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 9 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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