2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palatine, IL vs Sumner, WA

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Highlights
- Sumner spends 16.2% less per student than Palatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.7% higher in Sumner than in Palatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sumner had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palatine
 Palatine, ILSumner, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Sumner    2 Reviews

Sumner is a wonderfully small but growing community nestled in the a beautiful and fertile valley of Western Washington. Only minutes from the major cities, the small  More

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Over 19 years ago

Sumner Washington is located in the Puyallup valley which by definition is flat and walkable. The city adminstration and council are very focused on maintaining a small  More

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