2026 Compare Cities Education:
Highland Park, IL vs Sausalito, CA

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- Sausalito spends 13.6% less per student than Highland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.3% higher in Sausalito than in Highland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sausalito had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILSausalito, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 20 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 Sausalito    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Awesome, but  More

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Over 16 years ago

Sausalito is a gorgeous town of 7,000 people right on the bay. It's very community oriented with a nice mix of the mega rich and boat people. There are parks, great  More

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Sausalito has been for me a kind of roller coaster of a town...it is quiet and conveniently located being 10 minutes from SF but: Real estate is outrageously expensive,  More

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