2025 Compare Cities Education:
Highland Park, IL vs San Diego, CA

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Highlights
- San Diego spends 33.1% less per student than Highland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 67.0% higher in San Diego than in Highland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Diego had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILSan Diego, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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 San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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