2025 Compare Cities Education:
Highland Park, IL vs Forest Grove, OR

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Highlights
- Forest Grove spends 18.6% less per student than Highland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.3% higher in Forest Grove than in Highland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forest Grove had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILForest Grove, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Forest Grove    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have had the ability to live and visit other places in the country. Texas, florida, arizona, california, ohio, new mexico. Out of a life of traveling my paternal  More

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Over 14 years ago

Forest Grove is mostly white supremist meth trash. There are proffesional people mixed in, but they seem like guests. The true nature of this small town is brooding  More

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Over 18 years ago

Forest Grove is a nice little town. It offers a local farmers market, quaint downtown area, and several community events thru out the year. The elementary and High  More

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