2025 Compare Cities Education:
Troy, MI vs Mount Prospect, IL

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Highlights
- Mount Prospect spends 44.2% more per student than Troy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% lower in Mount Prospect than in Troy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Prospect had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Troy
 Troy, MIMount Prospect, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Troy    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

, corruption is like  More

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Over 6 years ago

no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy  More

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Over 8 years ago

This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on  More

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Reviews for Mount Prospect    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Because of powerful teachers unions, taxes are always rising and becoming unaffordable.   More

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Over 14 years ago

The PACE bus system is okay here if you want to go to the CTA L station,but getting around to different suburbs is a real  More

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Over 16 years ago

Although Mt. Prospect is incredibly diverse, housing is very expensive and the area doesn't have much charm. There are strip malls and a lot of traffic. The library is  More

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