2026 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Prospect, IL vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 39.9% less per student than Mount Prospect.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Dallas than in Mount Prospect. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Prospect
 Mount Prospect, ILDallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Prospect    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Because of powerful teachers unions, taxes are always rising and becoming unaffordable.   More

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Over 15 years ago

The PACE bus system is okay here if you want to go to the CTA L station,but getting around to different suburbs is a real  More

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Over 17 years ago

Although Mt. Prospect is incredibly diverse, housing is very expensive and the area doesn't have much charm. There are strip malls and a lot of traffic. The library is  More

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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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