2024 Compare Cities Education:
Buffalo Grove, IL vs Oak Lawn, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Lawn spends 10.4% less per student than Buffalo Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Oak Lawn than in Buffalo Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Lawn had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Buffalo Grove
 Buffalo Grove, ILOak Lawn, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$24,440$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875$18,508$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,628$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5613.9716.23
 Students per Librarian100514804573
 Students per Counselor592481530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%5.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.7%89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.6%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.3%32.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.2%8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.2%1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 16 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

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Reviews for Oak Lawn    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Have lived in Oak Lawn most of my life, and its right on the perimeter of Chicago. Actually living in Oak Lawn is basically like living in Chicago but with a smaller  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived here most of my life. Its a nice town central to shopping, dining, and the metra train. Its only about a 30 minute drive to down-town Chicago (not  More

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