2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Rapids, MI vs Vernon Hills, IL

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Highlights
- Vernon Hills spends 66.7% more per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% lower in Vernon Hills than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vernon Hills had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIVernon Hills, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor681  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Reviews for Vernon Hills    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

house price a little bit  More

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Over 18 years ago

The Vernon Hills public school is top notch, consistently rated among the highest in the U.S. Schools are new, low pupil to teacher ratio, with many after school  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in the Chicagoland area for over a year and a half and have not been overly impressed. I moved to Vernon Hills in May and have renewed faith in the area.   More

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