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Northbrook, IL vs North Star, DE

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- North Star spends 8.8% less per student than Northbrook.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in North Star than in Northbrook. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Star had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northbrook
 Northbrook, ILNorth Star, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11044573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Northbrook    5 Reviews

Northbrook is a great place if: 1.) You're Jewish 2.) You're Russian 3.) You're raising a family Other than that, it's a stuck-up, sleepy, basic midwest suburb.   More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Northbrook and while it's a beautiful community with a nice downtown, parks, train, great quality schools, to say that it's down to earth is a bit of a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Northbrook and while it's a beautiful community with a nice downtown, parks, train, great quality schools, to say that it's down to earth is a bit of a  More

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Reviews for North Star    1 Reviews

Delaware touts LOW TAXES. While this is true, Delaware is WAY overpriced for home values. I live in NJ which has outrageous property taxes. However, my 2550 sq. ft. home  More

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