2025 Compare Cities Education:
Buffalo Grove, IL vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 34.9% less per student than Buffalo Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.6% higher in Bend than in Buffalo Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Buffalo Grove
 Buffalo Grove, ILBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

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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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