2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grosse Pointe Park, MI vs Park Ridge, IL

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- Park Ridge spends 59.1% more per student than Grosse Pointe Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% lower in Park Ridge than in Grosse Pointe Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Park Ridge had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grosse Pointe Park
 Grosse Pointe Park, MIPark Ridge, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Grosse Pointe Park    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

love being on the water in  More

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Grosse Pointe Park is an upscale suburb of Detroit just 10 minutes from downtown. The people are very friendly and watch out for each other, yet are not intrusive. We  More

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Over 18 years ago

We keep the rif-raf  More

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Reviews for Park Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Park Ridge is a friendly community with lots of events especially in the warm weather  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hemmingway complained that Oak Park was a city of broad lawns and narrow minds. He wouldn't have been so hard on Oak Park if he'd ever been to Park  More

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Good access to public transportation-2 train stations,nearby train to Chicago loop,close to O'Hare Field all plus. Older town layout with horse/buggy roads now main  More

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