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Palatine, IL vs Menomonee Falls, WI

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- Menomonee Falls spends 32.5% less per student than Palatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% higher in Menomonee Falls than in Palatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Menomonee Falls had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palatine
 Palatine, ILMenomonee Falls, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7264573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
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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Reviews for Menomonee Falls    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Great little village located just northwest of Milwaukee, WI. Real country feel, but close to all city conveniences - shopping, entertainment, and airport plus only 10  More

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Over 16 years ago

Cold Winters (too long), very cool wet Springs (too long), short mild Summers (too short), pleasant Autumn. Global warming has missed us (July 1, 2009 high temperature  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Milwaukee area has a true four season climate with each season being significant in length and very different. If there is a downfall, it is that Spring is late  More

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