2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chestertown, MD vs Forest Park, IL

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Highlights
- Forest Park spends 14.7% more per student than Chestertown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.9% higher in Forest Park than in Chestertown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forest Park had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chestertown
 Chestertown, MDForest Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,674  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor255  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Chestertown    3 Reviews

I have lived in Queen Anne's county most of my life, which is on the other side of the river from Chestertown. When I was younger, I remember ice cream shoppes, music  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chestertown is lovely. Because of the College, it has a real college town feel. It is very old however, so there are many people whose families grew up here. They make  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chestertown is lovely. Because of the College, it has a real college town feel. It is very old however, so there are many people whose families grew up here. They make  More

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Reviews for Forest Park    2 Reviews

Lived here in Forest Park since 2017, and I can safely say it’s getting worse. As a matter of fact, just 2 days ago while moving my stuff out of my old apartment, a  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Forest Park twice and love it. Convenience to Eisenhower and downtown or West Suburbs as I worked in Hillside. I was single male in late 20's with  More

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