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Paradise Valley, AZ vs Northbrook, IL

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Highlights
- Northbrook spends 107.4% more per student than Paradise Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in Northbrook than in Paradise Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northbrook had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paradise Valley
 Paradise Valley, AZNorthbrook, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree16.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Paradise Valley    1 Reviews

In addition to some of the best climate, other than months of mid June through mid October, we have many hiking, tennis, and golf opportunities. Sky Harbor airport is  More

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Reviews for Northbrook    5 Reviews

Northbrook is a great place if: 1.) You're Jewish 2.) You're Russian 3.) You're raising a family Other than that, it's a stuck-up, sleepy, basic midwest suburb.   More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Northbrook and while it's a beautiful community with a nice downtown, parks, train, great quality schools, to say that it's down to earth is a bit of a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Northbrook and while it's a beautiful community with a nice downtown, parks, train, great quality schools, to say that it's down to earth is a bit of a  More

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