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Westerville, OH vs Park Ridge, IL

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Highlights
- Park Ridge spends 30.0% more per student than Westerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% lower in Park Ridge than in Westerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Park Ridge had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Westerville
 Westerville, OHPark Ridge, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Westerville    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I live in Westerville, Ohio. It is a suburb of Columbus and it is a great city. The cost of living in Columbus and the surrounding cities is very  More

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Over 19 years ago

Could not find Darby, Ohio listed. It is in Franklin County, west of Columbus. What do you include in the "miscellaneous" item under Cost of living? Many  More

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Reviews for Park Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Park Ridge is a friendly community with lots of events especially in the warm weather  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hemmingway complained that Oak Park was a city of broad lawns and narrow minds. He wouldn't have been so hard on Oak Park if he'd ever been to Park  More

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Good access to public transportation-2 train stations,nearby train to Chicago loop,close to O'Hare Field all plus. Older town layout with horse/buggy roads now main  More

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