2025 Compare Cities Education:
River Forest, IL vs Forest Park, IL

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Highlights
- Forest Park spends 0.0% less per student than River Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Forest Park than in River Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forest Park had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to River Forest
 River Forest, ILForest Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.79.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for River Forest    5 Reviews

River Forest as a whole is an old suburb outside of Chicago, very quiet and upscale. River Forest neighbors Oak Park, which does have much more to offer in terms of  More

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River Forest as a whole is an old suburb outside of Chicago, very quiet and upscale. River Forest neighbors Oak Park, which does have much more to offer in terms of  More

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River Forest as a whole is an old suburb outside of Chicago, very quiet and upscale. River Forest neighbors Oak Park, which does have much more to offer in terms of  More

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Reviews for Forest Park    2 Reviews

Lived here in Forest Park since 2017, and I can safely say it’s getting worse. As a matter of fact, just 2 days ago while moving my stuff out of my old apartment, a  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Forest Park twice and love it. Convenience to Eisenhower and downtown or West Suburbs as I worked in Hillside. I was single male in late 20's with  More

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