2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wheaton, IL vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 16.4% less per student than Wheaton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.8% higher in San Jose than in Wheaton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wheaton
 Wheaton, ILSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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