2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Bluff, IL vs McHenry, IL

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Highlights
- McHenry spends 22.7% less per student than Lake Bluff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in McHenry than in Lake Bluff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McHenry had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Bluff
 Lake Bluff, ILMcHenry, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,892$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Bluff    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Overall, Lake Bluff is an excellent village to raise a family. The schools are competitive and crime is non existent. The town is more like a resort with natural beauty  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've grown up in Lake Bluff and still currently reside there after twenty three years. After years of education in the school district, I've come to realize its very  More

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Reviews for Mchenry    5 Reviews

I was transferred to Northern Illinois and I made the disastrous decision to put down roots in McHenry County, IL. As noted above, property taxes are the highest in all  More

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I've Lived in McHenry for over 23yrs and it is still not that bad of a place to live at. However, Crime has been on the rise, heroin and coke are a real problem in  More

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being a veteran of McHenry for over 20yrs. McHenry is a alright place to be, but heroin and coke are major problems there...crime is on the rise, doesn't seem to show a  More

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