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Farmington Hills, MI vs Mount Prospect, IL

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Highlights
- Mount Prospect spends 44.2% more per student than Farmington Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% lower in Mount Prospect than in Farmington Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Prospect had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Farmington Hills

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 Farmington Hills, MIMount Prospect, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,188$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595$18,508$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,754$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0213.9716.23
 Students per Librarian80914804573
 Students per Counselor537481530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%4.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%16.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%47.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.20.7%12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Farmington Hills    11 Reviews

Grew up in Commerce. Loved it! It was very quiet and peaceful and safe. Quiet and peaceful is not the case anymore but fortunately it's still a safe place to live. Why  More

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My wife and I have lived in Farmington Hills for the past 7 years. We moved here from Ohio and are originally from Texas. This area and especially our neighborhood is  More

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Over 16 years ago

The taxes here are so high, as soon as I retire, I'll have to sell and move to a different community to lower my tax liability. The city/county services do not  More

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Reviews for Mount Prospect    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Because of powerful teachers unions, taxes are always rising and becoming unaffordable.   More

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Over 13 years ago

The PACE bus system is okay here if you want to go to the CTA L station,but getting around to different suburbs is a real  More

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Over 15 years ago

Although Mt. Prospect is incredibly diverse, housing is very expensive and the area doesn't have much charm. There are strip malls and a lot of traffic. The library is  More

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ZIPS IN FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN
48336 48335 48331 48334
ZIPS IN MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
60056

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