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Barrington, IL vs River Forest, IL

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- River Forest spends 0.0% less per student than Barrington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in River Forest than in Barrington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- River Forest had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Barrington
 Barrington, ILRiver Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Barrington    4 Reviews
Linda · Barrington, IL
Lake Barrington Shores
Over 14 years ago

Beautiful gated community with lake, golf course with restaurant and tennis courts.   More

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Bp · Barrington, IL
Must Have a Car in Barrington
Over 16 years ago

The best thing in Barrington is the Metra Train, which will take you 50 minutes to Chicago Eastbound or you can take the train to historic Woodstock! Otherwise, you  More

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Abhd · Barrington, IL
Midwest Variable
Over 17 years ago

Very Nice if you like the change of  More

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Reviews for River Forest    5 Reviews
Anon · Oak Park, IL
Quiet Upscale Neighborhood
Over 15 years ago

River Forest as a whole is an old suburb outside of Chicago, very quiet and upscale. River Forest neighbors Oak Park, which does have much more to offer in terms of  More

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Anon · Oak Park, IL
Quiet Upscale Neighborhood
Over 15 years ago

River Forest as a whole is an old suburb outside of Chicago, very quiet and upscale. River Forest neighbors Oak Park, which does have much more to offer in terms of  More

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Anon · Oak Park, IL
Quiet Upscale Neighborhood
Over 15 years ago

River Forest as a whole is an old suburb outside of Chicago, very quiet and upscale. River Forest neighbors Oak Park, which does have much more to offer in terms of  More

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