2025 Compare Cities Education:
Highland Park, IL vs Aurora, IL

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 28.0% less per student than Highland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in Aurora than in Highland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 17.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILAurora, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Highland Park    3 Reviews

You can sail on Lake Michigan, and your culture differences are welcomed. look up "North Shore Yacht Club" for sailing and kayaking  More

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Highland Park (and the village of Highwood, which it surrounds) is a great place to live, offering a unique combination of benefits. First, it is on the shore of Lake  More

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Over 19 years ago

A wonderful place to rasie a family, but quite expensive. Great schools, but the "wealth culture" of this tony Chicago suburb causes a lot of anxiety among the kids.   More

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Reviews for Aurora    18 Reviews

What a joke this city is. My friend's husband was shot in the head in this village (along with 4 others murdered). Their response was sub-par to say the least. Their  More

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Over 9 years ago

Seeking to relocate out of Aurora,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Winters too long,cold and snowy, i dread it more every year! Will retire out of here in a few  More

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