2025 Compare Cities Education:
Windermere, FL vs Park Ridge, IL

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Highlights
- Park Ridge spends 72.5% more per student than Windermere.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% lower in Park Ridge than in Windermere. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Park Ridge had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Windermere
 Windermere, FLPark Ridge, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,437  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Windermere    3 Reviews

I moved to Windermere from Chicago and I am having a difficult time adjusting here. Sure, the weather is great, but everything else is not. I have to drive for long  More

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Windermere, Florida is home to many top athletes and famous people including Tiger Woods & Shaq O'Neil. This is a quaint little town that guards itself against too much  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've spent the last 5 years in Windermere Fl. and 31 years in the state of Florida. Windermere is a small town set amongst the Butler Chain of Lakes. It has it's older  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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