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Chicago, IL vs Broken Arrow, OK

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Highlights
- Broken Arrow spends 49.8% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% higher in Broken Arrow than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Broken Arrow had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILBroken Arrow, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,987$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,073$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6584573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for Broken Arrow    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Broken Arrow is a nice place to live. With 88,000 people it still holds a small town atmosphere. It's affordable (although the state tax is high - 8.5%) and has  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am thinking about moving to the Broken Arrow area. I am looking for someone to help me out by sending me a newspaper, shopping guide or anything they think would be  More

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Housing here in Broken Arrow is relatively cheap if you are looking to buy a house you can usually get a 4 bedroom 2 bath about 2400 square foot home for around $130,000  More

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