2025 Compare Cities Education:
Park Ridge, IL vs Manistee, MI

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Highlights
- Manistee spends 54.0% less per student than Park Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.6% higher in Manistee than in Park Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manistee had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Park Ridge
 Park Ridge, ILManistee, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,088$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,619$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291554573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Park Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

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

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Over 18 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 Manistee    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've had a second home in Manistee for almost 3 years. I love it there. The beaches are great, nice downtown and handy to numerous places to hike and sightsee. I am  More

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Over 16 years ago

Manistee is a lovely town along the Lake Michigan shoreline. There is a new problem,however,with air quality in the area. The landfill south of town was "grandfathered"  More

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Over 17 years ago

Well, Manistee has beautiful water fronts. It is a wonderful thing to spend time there in the summers. Summers here however could be classified as warm. There is about a  More

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