2025 Compare Cities Education:
Forest Park, IL vs East Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- East Peoria spends 22.1% less per student than Forest Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% higher in East Peoria than in Forest Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Peoria had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Forest Park
 Forest Park, ILEast Peoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,068$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,067$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21414573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
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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Reviews for East Peoria    1 Reviews

East Peoria is across the river from Peoria, the latter of which is the anchor of the entire "Heart of IL" region. Though the two share part of a name, they are separate  More

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