2025 Compare Cities Education:
Boulder, CO vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 35.6% more per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% lower in Oak Park than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   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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