2025 Compare Cities Education:
Livonia, MI vs Park Ridge, IL

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Highlights
- Park Ridge spends 59.1% more per student than Livonia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% lower in Park Ridge than in Livonia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Park Ridge had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Livonia
 Livonia, MIPark Ridge, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Livonia    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Livonia has some of the best schools and support for special needs  More

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Over 17 years ago

I lived in Livonia most of my life and it's a pretty decent city! The schools are good, there are plenty of parks. There are 3 public pools, a couple of golf courses and  More

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Over 19 years ago

I moved to Livonia about six years ago, and I thought I would hate it. To my surprise, I actually really like it here. Livonia is pretty much middle class, and it is an  More

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Reviews for Park Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Park Ridge is a friendly community with lots of events especially in the warm weather  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hemmingway complained that Oak Park was a city of broad lawns and narrow minds. He wouldn't have been so hard on Oak Park if he'd ever been to Park  More

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Good access to public transportation-2 train stations,nearby train to Chicago loop,close to O'Hare Field all plus. Older town layout with horse/buggy roads now main  More

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