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Arlington Heights, IL vs Thornton, CO

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Highlights
- Thornton spends 32.3% less per student than Arlington Heights.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.6% higher in Thornton than in Arlington Heights. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thornton had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington Heights

Education
 Arlington Heights, ILThornton, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,907$14,840$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508$11,298$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,567$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9718.6716.23
 Students per Librarian148010044573
 Students per Counselor481324530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%7.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.3%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%22.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.1%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%29.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.5%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington Heights    9 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in this city my whole life and it is the absolute best. The people are so kind and always greet you with a smile. The education systems are very good and it  More

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Over 11 years ago

Downtown Arlington Heights has a lot going on, especially in the summer. There are good restaurants and other businesses, and the festivals/music are very good, too. A  More

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Over 13 years ago

After growing up in Deerfield, IL, there is no doubt in my mind that places like Deerfield and Arlington Heights have exceptional education for children. Education  More

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Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

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Over 4 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

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Over 9 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
60004 60005
ZIPS IN THORNTON, COLORADO
80229 80260 80241 80602

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