2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Zurich, IL vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Parker spends 48.0% less per student than Lake Zurich.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.9% higher in Parker than in Lake Zurich. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parker had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Zurich
 Lake Zurich, ILParker, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9144573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%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 Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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