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

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Highlights
- Wheaton spends 78.9% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Wheaton than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wheaton had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCWheaton, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%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.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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 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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