2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bend, OR vs Highland Park, IL

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Highlights
- Highland Park spends 53.5% more per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.9% lower in Highland Park than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland Park had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORHighland Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  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 19 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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