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Calabasas, CA vs Highland Park, IL

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- Highland Park spends 40.2% more per student than Calabasas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.0% lower in Highland Park than in Calabasas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland Park had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Calabasas
 Calabasas, CAHighland Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Calabasas    5 Reviews

Woodland Hills is filled with Family type homes and family's and single as most places. I grew up 25 miles away in Burbank. Now I am about to retire after living in  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Over 13 years ago

Best place to raise a family in Southern California! Great schools, great public transportation, 30 minutes from LA, 20 minutes to Malibu/ the beach... restaurants,  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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