2024 Compare Cities Education:
Utica, NY vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 10.5% less per student than Utica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Champaign than in Utica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 16.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Utica
 Utica, NYChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,862$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,084$15,342$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,625$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8513.4216.23
 Students per Librarian5616624573
 Students per Counselor317486530
 Grade School Educ.10.2%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%4.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.8%94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%18.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.3%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 5 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 7 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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