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Highland Park, IL vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 56.0% less per student than Highland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% higher in Tucson than in Highland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland Park

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 Highland Park, ILTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$24,440$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,628$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5616.6616.23
 Students per Librarian100514474573
 Students per Counselor592519530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.6%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.2%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.5%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.2%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%1.8%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 Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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ZIPS IN HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
60035
ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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