2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wheaton, IL vs Burlingame, CA

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Highlights
- Burlingame spends 8.8% less per student than Wheaton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.4% higher in Burlingame than in Wheaton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlingame had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wheaton
 Wheaton, ILBurlingame, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  More

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Reviews for Burlingame    4 Reviews

Burlingame is about half way between Silicon Valley and SF. It is a narrow piece of land stuck between 101 and the mountain foothills. Whereas quality of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Even being in the top 5% earning bracket of the entire county, one needs to keep your head down and plow through. It is too easy to become obsesesed with the cost of  More

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If you are young and just starting out, this is not the city for you. A tiny condo can cost five hundred thousand in a decent area. I would not advise first time home  More

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