2026 Compare Cities Education:
Franklin, TN vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 63.8% more per student than Franklin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Oak Park than in Franklin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Franklin
 Franklin, TNOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor386  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  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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