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

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Highlights
- Galena spends 23.1% less per student than Highland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% lower in Galena than in Highland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Galena had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILGalena, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,784$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,350$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5234573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Galena    3 Reviews

We've lived in Galena for about ten years now; previously lived in Elgin, then Cary. Moving here was like heaven (with some trade offs) especially after living in  More

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Over 13 years ago

My city of Galena, IL has festivals, parades, and parties almost every weekend of the year. Our Halloween parade usually lasts around 2 hours and draws in over 10,000  More

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Galena offers art shows, antique shops, arts/crafts fairs, Civil War re-enactments, theater, concerts, and more. Every weekend, there's something cultural going on, much  More

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