2025 Compare Cities Education:
Highland Park, IL vs LaGrange, GA

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Highlights
- LaGrange spends 45.4% less per student than Highland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% higher in LaGrange than in Highland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- LaGrange had 13.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILLaGrange, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,343$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5814573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Lagrange    7 Reviews

I have lived in LaGrange my entire life and it has so much to offer for a town of its size! We have a rich culture that offers music, art, food, education and recreation  More

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Over 10 years ago

LaGrange is a beautiful southern city with many more amenities than one would expect for a relatively small town.  More

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Over 15 years ago

QUITE, RURAL, LOTS OF CULTURAL EVENTS, A LARGE LAKE, OUT OF "TRAFFIC" BUT CLOSE TO A TOWN WITH LOTS OF SHOPPING, 1 HOUR TO ATLANTA AIRPORT, DAILY TRANSIT TO ATLANTA  More

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