2025 Compare Cities Education:
Indianapolis, IN vs Oak Lawn, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Lawn spends 51.1% more per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% lower in Oak Lawn than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Lawn had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, INOak Lawn, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor613  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Reviews for Oak Lawn    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Have lived in Oak Lawn most of my life, and its right on the perimeter of Chicago. Actually living in Oak Lawn is basically like living in Chicago but with a smaller  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life. Its a nice town central to shopping, dining, and the metra train. Its only about a 30 minute drive to down-town Chicago (not  More

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