2024 Compare Cities Education:
Crystal Lake, IL vs Highland Park, IL

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Highlights
- Highland Park spends 29.4% more per student than Crystal Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Highland Park than in Crystal Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland Park had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Crystal Lake
 Crystal Lake, ILHighland Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,892$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554$20,875$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,697$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7413.5616.23
 Students per Librarian91310054573
 Students per Counselor578592530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%0.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.4%97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%9.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.5%76.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%21.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%13.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Crystal Lake    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Great area for recreational boating, fishing and biking. Great place to involve your kids as there are lots of opportunities' for football, baseball and dance. For  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have been living here for 12 years. It's a nice community with friendly people, but I hate the weather. It feels like winter is 6 months long with many overcast days,  More

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Over 11 years ago

A nice place to raise a family, but not a lot of diversity. We are looking to move from here and searching in the Colorado  More

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Reviews for Highland Park    3 Reviews

You can sail on Lake Michigan, and your culture differences are welcomed. look up "North Shore Yacht Club" for sailing and kayaking  More

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Highland Park (and the village of Highwood, which it surrounds) is a great place to live, offering a unique combination of benefits. First, it is on the shore of Lake  More

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Over 18 years ago

A wonderful place to rasie a family, but quite expensive. Great schools, but the "wealth culture" of this tony Chicago suburb causes a lot of anxiety among the kids.   More

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