2026 Compare Cities Education:
Brooklyn, NY vs Oak Park, MI

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 19.4% less per student than Brooklyn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% higher in Oak Park than in Brooklyn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brooklyn
 Brooklyn, NYOak Park, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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Reviews for Oak Park    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Oak Park for 5 years and have dreamt of escape since year one. This town is an absolute s**thole and the current aims at gentrification are failing. They  More

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Over 18 years ago

Every day I think about living somewhere  More

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Over 19 years ago

I was raised in Oak Park, Michigan and the quality of life there was pretty good. Had a nice park, ice skating rink, public swimming pool,  More

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