2025 Compare Cities Education:
Villa Park, IL vs Prospect, KY

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Highlights
- Prospect spends 29.1% less per student than Villa Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% higher in Prospect than in Villa Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prospect had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Villa Park
 Villa Park, ILProspect, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,769$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.0%1.5%
Reviews for Villa Park    2 Reviews

Villa Park is a great location in proximity to O’Hare international Airport to the North, the city proper of Chicago to the East, The area of Palos of great hiking and  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have one child that has been in school here K-5 and she has had excellant teachers. Another child is in her first year of grade 8. For that I can say the education is  More

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Reviews for Prospect    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although housing is more expensive than most other cities in Kentucky, as are the real estate taxes it is worth it for the piece of mind and the great schools. Otherwise  More

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Quick response to what was posted. I would say her post is inaccurate except for the part about taxes. People are friendlier and more laid back than the people up  More

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Everything is relative as the saying goes, but we transplanted here from Germantown, TN (which we loved)to Prospect, KY (suburb of Louisville). We find the people are  More

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