2026 Compare Cities Education:
Louisville, KY vs Forest Park, IL

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Highlights
- Forest Park spends 40.3% more per student than Louisville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% lower in Forest Park than in Louisville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forest Park had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Louisville
 Louisville, KYForest Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,255  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 5 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 5 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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Reviews for Forest Park    2 Reviews

Lived here in Forest Park since 2017, and I can safely say it’s getting worse. As a matter of fact, just 2 days ago while moving my stuff out of my old apartment, a  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Forest Park twice and love it. Convenience to Eisenhower and downtown or West Suburbs as I worked in Hillside. I was single male in late 20's with  More

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