2025 Compare Cities Education:
Spokane, WA vs Hinsdale, IL

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Highlights
- Hinsdale spends 24.7% more per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% lower in Hinsdale than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hinsdale had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WAHinsdale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Hinsdale    4 Reviews

Have lived here for five years and here are my observations (from both first-hand and anecdotal experiences): Pros-lovely town, homes and yards well-kept, downtown  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hinsdale is a pretty Chicago suburb. It is an affluent community blessed with top rated schools. I'm sure there are lots of very nice people living there, yet the very  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hinsdale is a first class town West of Chicago with nice little shops and very low crime rate. The schools are generally rated among the best in  More

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