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Tinley Park, IL vs Merrillville, IN

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- Merrillville spends 40.4% less per student than Tinley Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% higher in Merrillville than in Tinley Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merrillville had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tinley Park
 Tinley Park, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Tinley Park    3 Reviews
Steve · Austin, TX
People are leaving for a reason...
Over 4 years ago

There are several reasons why Illinois is the only state in the Midwest to lose residents in 2019. The population has been in decline for the last 6 years. I was raised  More

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Michelle · Tinley Park, IL
Sick of Chicago
Over 15 years ago

I have lived in the chicagoland area and suburbs all my life. Chicago has a lot of culture and things to do, but it also has a lot of cold, inpredictable, and GLOOMY  More

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Arturo · Tinley Park, IL
Education
Over 19 years ago

Education is exceptional within the Tinley Park area. The highschools are high competetive in academics and  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews
Edna · Indianapolis, IN
Nope
Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Vernon · Merrillville, IN
Good place to raise a family
Over 13 years ago

Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Abhd · Crown Point, IN
Ok place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
Over 20 years ago

Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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