2025 Compare Cities Education:
Visalia, CA vs Highland Park, IL

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Highlights
- Highland Park spends 66.6% more per student than Visalia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.4% lower in Highland Park than in Visalia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland Park had 13.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Visalia
 Visalia, CAHighland Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor640  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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Reviews for Highland Park    3 Reviews

You can sail on Lake Michigan, and your culture differences are welcomed. look up "North Shore Yacht Club" for sailing and kayaking  More

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Highland Park (and the village of Highwood, which it surrounds) is a great place to live, offering a unique combination of benefits. First, it is on the shore of Lake  More

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Over 19 years ago

A wonderful place to rasie a family, but quite expensive. Great schools, but the "wealth culture" of this tony Chicago suburb causes a lot of anxiety among the kids.   More

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