2025 Compare Cities Education:
Park Ridge, IL vs Wilmington, NC

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Highlights
- Wilmington spends 43.8% less per student than Park Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Wilmington than in Park Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmington had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Park Ridge
 Park Ridge, ILWilmington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,310$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7234573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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