2026 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisonburg, VA vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 52.4% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Oak Park than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 16.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  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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