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Grosse Pointe Park, MI vs Oak Park, IL

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- Oak Park spends 59.1% more per student than Grosse Pointe Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% lower in Oak Park than in Grosse Pointe Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grosse Pointe Park
 Grosse Pointe Park, MIOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Grosse Pointe Park    5 Reviews
Andrew · Clinton Township, MI
love the grerat lakes
Over 15 years ago

love being on the water in  More

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James · Grosse Pointe, MI
Grosse Pointe Park - A Mini Resort Town
Over 16 years ago

Grosse Pointe Park is an upscale suburb of Detroit just 10 minutes from downtown. The people are very friendly and watch out for each other, yet are not intrusive. We  More

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Butte · Detroit, MI
Grosse Pointe Crime
Over 18 years ago

We keep the rif-raf  More

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Reviews for Oak Park    7 Reviews
don · Oak Park, IL
oak park cost of living - too much for retirement
Over 12 years ago

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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Anon · Oak Park, IL
Not a bad place to raise a family
Over 15 years ago

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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ASeb · Oak Park, IL
Don't believe the hype
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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