2025 Compare Cities Education:
Park Ridge, IL vs Spokane, WA

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Highlights
- Spokane spends 19.4% less per student than Park Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% higher in Spokane than in Park Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Park Ridge
 Park Ridge, ILSpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18994573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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