2025 Compare Cities Education:
River Forest, IL vs Redmond, WA

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Highlights
- Redmond spends 8.4% less per student than River Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.6% higher in Redmond than in River Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redmond had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to River Forest
 River Forest, ILRedmond, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.79.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Redmond    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Redmond is a traffic pit and not appealing to the eye. The city council have turned the city over to developers. My friends stopped coming to visit because there is no  More

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Over 7 years ago

Endless trails and parks, perfect for outdoor activities. Moved in couple of years ago with www.youthemover.com  More

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Over 10 years ago

We highly recommend Redmond and the whole Eastside of Seattle. It is further from Puget Sound and the ferries, but the quality of life is so great. The Pacific NW is  More

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