2025 Compare Cities Education:
Burlingame, CA vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 9.1% more per student than Burlingame.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.4% lower in Oak Park than in Burlingame. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlingame
 Burlingame, CAOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for Burlingame    4 Reviews

Burlingame is about half way between Silicon Valley and SF. It is a narrow piece of land stuck between 101 and the mountain foothills. Whereas quality of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Even being in the top 5% earning bracket of the entire county, one needs to keep your head down and plow through. It is too easy to become obsesesed with the cost of  More

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If you are young and just starting out, this is not the city for you. A tiny condo can cost five hundred thousand in a decent area. I would not advise first time home  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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