2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palatine, IL vs Washington, DC

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Highlights
- Washington spends 38.2% more per student than Palatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Washington than in Palatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palatine
 Palatine, ILWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7964573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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