2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palatine, IL vs The Woodlands, TX

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Highlights
- The Woodlands spends 46.7% less per student than Palatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% higher in The Woodlands than in Palatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- The Woodlands had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palatine
 Palatine, ILThe Woodlands, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,677$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,696$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 The Woodlands    25 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The Woodlands is like nowhere I've ever lived before. The neighborhoods are tucked away in woods and often very quiet. There are greenbelts and some amazing walking  More

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I moved to The Woodlands in 1993. Then it was a safe place to live and great place to raise children. Today however beautiful forest, restaurant's and shopping it's not  More

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Over 10 years ago

Some parents rave about the education system here but more and more parents are home schooling in our area. The ones that rave about it are the ones who are enjoying  More

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