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Highland Park, IL vs Concord, NC

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Highlights
- Concord spends 55.2% less per student than Highland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% higher in Concord than in Highland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Concord had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILConcord, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,951$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,679$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8804573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Concord    8 Reviews

I am looking to relocate due to a new job offer in north Carolina. Ive narrowed my search of cities down to Concord. Some of my concerns coming from California is how is  More

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I recently just moved to Concord, NC from long island. The people are more than polite. The Weather is amazing and the cost of living is reasonable and affordable. I  More

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Over 14 years ago

North Carolina Is very boring. If you want to move to a small town with alot of nice people concord is not the place. Im dying to get out of NC because people are moving  More

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