2026 Compare Cities Education:
Cambridge, MD vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 19.9% more per student than Cambridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Oak Park than in Cambridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambridge
 Cambridge, MDOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,794  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor241  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for Cambridge    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

This city is a white male mecca, rampant racism and sexism are to be found here. Little else. Poor schools. No jobs. Large  More

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The politics and the taxes make living in Cambridge terrible. Property values are depressed because the taxes are too high. Not enough people paying heir own way or fair  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cambridge, Maryland offers many places to own a second home or retirement location with utilities and infrastructure to support many new people. Cambridge is about  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 16 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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