2026 Compare Cities Education:
Park Ridge, IL vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 55.1% less per student than Park Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.6% higher in Jacksonville than in Park Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Park Ridge
 Park Ridge, ILJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22234573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Park Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Park Ridge is a friendly community with lots of events especially in the warm weather  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hemmingway complained that Oak Park was a city of broad lawns and narrow minds. He wouldn't have been so hard on Oak Park if he'd ever been to Park  More

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Good access to public transportation-2 train stations,nearby train to Chicago loop,close to O'Hare Field all plus. Older town layout with horse/buggy roads now main  More

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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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