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Germantown, TN vs Park Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Park Forest spends 79.2% more per student than Germantown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% lower in Park Forest than in Germantown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Park Forest had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Germantown
 Germantown, TNPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Germantown    10 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We get all four seasons in Germantown. Winters are mild with maybe 4" of snow. Summers are hot & humid. This semi-tropical enviroment is why our vegitation is so  More

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Over 12 years ago

I don't care what anybody says about this school.... I HATE HHS! Yeah. It's a great academic (which you REALLY have to be dedicated to studying for) and AWESOME visual  More

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Over 15 years ago

Germantown, TN is a small suburb of Memphis, TN with a good school system, great community life and a very low crime  More

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Reviews for Park Forest    4 Reviews

I'm happy to share that it IS coming back. I'm very thankful we found this community. Our family (husband, wife, 1 young child) recently bought our a little house here  More

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Park Forest is beautiful, but it's going down. You can see tons of green, an excellent library, but also plenty of vacant buildings. In its hay day, it must have been  More

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Over 13 years ago

No disrespect to the remaining officials and friends from my upbringing; but, leave town. I read how Park forest continues to fight off urban decay. It's simply a  More

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