2025 Compare Cities Education:
Youngstown, OH vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 22.2% more per student than Youngstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.9% lower in Carbondale than in Youngstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 12.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Youngstown
 Youngstown, OHCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,000  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Youngstown    19 Reviews

I live in Youngstown my entire life now I am not happy how it's portrayed reputation viewed or thought of Iike many inner cities it has its unsavory spots and people  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived around Youngstown my entire life. I grew up in Boardman and now live in Struthers. It's not the best place to find work, but if you're willing to work 2 part  More

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I am in Girard, so just outside of Youngstown. I haven't spent any time in Youngstown proper, but Girard is lovely. I am loving having seasons, and the fact that  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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