2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Zurich, IL vs Midland, MI

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Highlights
- Midland spends 41.8% less per student than Lake Zurich.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.9% higher in Midland than in Lake Zurich. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Midland had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Zurich
 Lake Zurich, ILMidland, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16794573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 Midland    21 Reviews

I’ve been here a couple months. Everything is beautiful, but the people here are god awful cheap. Don’t know if the people here are all lazy or what, but working here  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 3 years, originally from Port Huron. Moved here because of the beauty, bad idea. The people are snobby and they raise their kids to be as well. I've  More

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I grew up in Midland and lived there up until I went to college, and now I am back 30 years later. While I agree that if you are looking for a very vibrant place with  More

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