2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wilmington, NC vs Edwardsville, IL

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Highlights
- Edwardsville spends 13.2% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% higher in Edwardsville than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edwardsville had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCEdwardsville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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Reviews for Edwardsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Edwardsville is a great town that is growing rapidly. The school district is one of the best in the area, it is the home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lovely little town with over 75 miles of gorgeous, well maintained, wooded bike trails. Recreational biker's dream  More

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