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Highland Park, IL vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 40.7% less per student than Highland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.6% higher in Indianapolis than in Highland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland Park

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 Highland Park, ILIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$24,440$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875$11,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,628$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5617.7116.23
 Students per Librarian10059314573
 Students per Counselor592613530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.6%86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.2%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%32.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.5%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.2%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%1.2%1.5%

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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 18 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 Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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ZIPS IN HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
60035
ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total

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