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Northbrook, IL vs Palatine, IL

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- Palatine spends 0.0% less per student than Northbrook.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Palatine than in Northbrook. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palatine had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northbrook
 Northbrook, ILPalatine, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 15 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 15 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 Palatine    7 Reviews

No town is perfect. One flaw in Palatine are that it lacks enough updated, healthier food restaurants. A more serious flaw is that the elementary district does not  More

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Over 15 years ago

The correct total Sales Tax Rate for Palatine, Cook County, IL is 9.5%, not  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palatine is a great community for raising a family. Good schools and extremely low crime rate just add to that point. Minutes to Schaumburg and all the shopping and  More

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