2025 Compare Cities Education:
Davenport, IA vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 62.3% more per student than Davenport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% lower in Oak Park than in Davenport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Davenport
 Davenport, IAOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,412  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for Davenport    17 Reviews

Davenport is part of a larger metropolitan area, called the Quad Cities, which includes Illinois river cities just across the Mississippi. River related recreation,,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in 12 SE cities before moving to Davenport. Quality of life is much better; ease of moving around with little to no interstate traffic. Grid layout makes it simple  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great local colleges and  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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