2025 Compare Cities Education:
Buffalo Grove, IL vs Independence, MO

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Highlights
- Independence spends 41.7% less per student than Buffalo Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% higher in Independence than in Buffalo Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Independence had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Buffalo Grove
 Buffalo Grove, ILIndependence, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8814573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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