2026 Compare Cities Education:
Highland Park, IL vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 19.1% less per student than Highland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% higher in Austin than in Highland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 20 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 Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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