2025 Compare Cities Education:
Whitefish Bay, WI vs Winnetka, IL

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Highlights
- Winnetka spends 32.2% more per student than Whitefish Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Winnetka than in Whitefish Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Winnetka had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Whitefish Bay
 Whitefish Bay, WIWinnetka, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,645  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock32.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Whitefish Bay    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Whitefish Bay has two elementary schools, Richards and Cumberland. The school district is divided by the Henry Clay road. The school district north of Henry Clay is  More

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Reviews for Winnetka    2 Reviews

Having had children attend both public and private schools. I would say the private schools are better. While the public schools are fine, there isn't any way to measure  More

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This idyllic, leafy, close-in suburb north of Chicago comes straight out of a Frank Capra (or John Hughes - see Home Alone for a view of the housing stock and  More

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