2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Zurich, IL vs Garland, TX

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Highlights
- Garland spends 46.1% less per student than Lake Zurich.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% higher in Garland than in Lake Zurich. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Garland had 19.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Zurich
 Lake Zurich, ILGarland, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Zurich    6 Reviews

The suburb provides convenient access to the Chicago Metro features, as well as the comfort of a small bedroom  More

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LZ downtown revitalization is at a standstill...with townhomes built and not selling..plus our gateway building may never be built due to disagreements on funding by the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lake Zurich is in the midst of a retro revitalization. They have moved the major highway out from downtown and are building condos, shops and apartments. This by  More

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Reviews for Garland    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The Garland PD has evolved into a very professional force.When I moved here in the mid 80s, it was ' cowboy cops'. As a volunteer I have worked with the PD and seen a  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Garland in 1985 coming from 10 years in other countries, NY,CT,HI,OR. I saw potential and must commend out police , fire water and sanitation depts. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

Too  More

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