2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wheaton, IL vs Little Rock, AR

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Highlights
- Little Rock spends 38.1% less per student than Wheaton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Little Rock than in Wheaton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Little Rock had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wheaton
 Wheaton, ILLittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,630$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,137$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5454573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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