2026 Compare Cities Education:
Park Forest, IL vs Ocala, FL

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Highlights
- Ocala spends 51.8% less per student than Park Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.1% higher in Ocala than in Park Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocala had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Park Forest
 Park Forest, ILOcala, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,568$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,543$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Park Forest    4 Reviews

I'm happy to share that it IS coming back. I'm very thankful we found this community. Our family (husband, wife, 1 young child) recently bought our a little house here  More

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Park Forest is beautiful, but it's going down. You can see tons of green, an excellent library, but also plenty of vacant buildings. In its hay day, it must have been  More

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Over 13 years ago

No disrespect to the remaining officials and friends from my upbringing; but, leave town. I read how Park forest continues to fight off urban decay. It's simply a  More

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Reviews for Ocala    56 Reviews

My wife and I have lived in Ocala as retirees since 2014 and we love it here. It is definitely a place for retired folks. There is lots to do here for us. As for  More

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I lived here for 12 years during my 20's to early 30's. Raised my children and started careers. This place offered plenty of work, good neighbors and lots of memories.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I like this city, a small town and a lot to offer for adults between 30 to seniors. Now if you planing to move with teens is not for you, unless you coming from another  More

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