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Amarillo, TX vs Park Forest, IL

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- Park Forest spends 81.2% more per student than Amarillo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Park Forest than in Amarillo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Park Forest had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Amarillo
 Amarillo, TXPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,403  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Amarillo    31 Reviews

I was originally from here, left for a number of years, and ended up back for a short time due to life circumstances. I have really tried to make the most of my time  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved to Amarillo when I was five and left at 34, the best thing I ever did. Sadly, I came back to help care for my aging grandmother, and as soon as I can, i am  More

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Over 6 years ago

Amarillo is not a good place to live. For me it was like living in Hell. I lived there for 50 years. I graduated Canyon High. raised two kids. went through a divorce  More

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Reviews for Park Forest    4 Reviews

I'm happy to share that it IS coming back. I'm very thankful we found this community. Our family (husband, wife, 1 young child) recently bought our a little house here  More

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Park Forest is beautiful, but it's going down. You can see tons of green, an excellent library, but also plenty of vacant buildings. In its hay day, it must have been  More

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Over 12 years ago

No disrespect to the remaining officials and friends from my upbringing; but, leave town. I read how Park forest continues to fight off urban decay. It's simply a  More

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