2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bainbridge Island, WA vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 23.9% more per student than Bainbridge Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% lower in Oak Park than in Bainbridge Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bainbridge Island
 Bainbridge Island, WAOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for Bainbridge Island    2 Reviews

Summers here are gorgeous; 80 and sunny, cool overnight. Winter is mild, but wet wet wet...moss grows everywhere. It still beats a Chicago winter, but you better not  More

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Unless you're just a tourist who wants to dink around the quaint little town of Winslow, you're going to need a car. Or a bike. But you certainly can't rely on the  More

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Reviews for Oak Park    7 Reviews

We've lived in Oak Park for 25 years, raising our two children here. Now, looking ahead a few years, the Cost of Living (127), is a major factor in searching for  More

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I have grew up in the Oak Park area and have lived in other cities in the country. Oak Park is located outside of the city of Chicago. Though located reasonably  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you don't know any better you might think Oak Park is perfect. However, if you are like me and have other places as a comparison, you know better. I will say that  More

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