2025 Compare Cities Education:
Forest Park, GA vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 92.2% more per student than Forest Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% lower in Chicago than in Forest Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Forest Park
 Forest Park, GAChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Forest Park    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Forest Park Georgia is a great place to live. It is perfected located near airport and major interstates. The schools are great and the county is  More

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I read a review stating there is a lot of crime. I have lived in Forest Park since 1971 and have never been robbed or the victim of any other crime. We are a multi  More

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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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