2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palatine, IL vs Monument, CO

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Highlights
- Monument spends 42.8% less per student than Palatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in Monument than in Palatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monument had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palatine
 Palatine, ILMonument, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Monument    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

if you think COS is nice, monument can't be  More

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Over 18 years ago

Monument is located about 10 miles north of the Colorado Springs city limits on I-25 cooridor. We are 2 exits north of the Air Force Academy. We enjoy a "small town"  More

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