2025 Compare Cities Education:
Highland Park, IL vs Port Washington, WI

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Highlights
- Port Washington spends 29.1% less per student than Highland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Port Washington than in Highland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Washington had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILPort Washington, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,448$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Port Washington    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Port is an hidden gem on the north side of Milwaukee. Downtown that is being revitalized, beautiful lakefront setting and you can walk  More

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gorgous spring and fall, but too damn cold and long winters, humid  More

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