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Park Ridge, IL vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 51.8% less per student than Park Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.6% higher in Scottsdale than in Park Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Park Ridge

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 Park Ridge, ILScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,907$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,567$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9718.2416.23
 Students per Librarian148023484573
 Students per Counselor481718530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.2%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.6%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Park Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

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

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Over 17 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 Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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ZIPS IN PARK RIDGE, ILLINOIS
60068
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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