2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lawrence, KS vs Tinley Park, IL

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Highlights
- Tinley Park spends 64.9% more per student than Lawrence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% higher in Tinley Park than in Lawrence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tinley Park had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawrence
 Lawrence, KSTinley Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,316  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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Reviews for Tinley Park    3 Reviews

There are several reasons why Illinois is the only state in the Midwest to lose residents in 2019. The population has been in decline for the last 6 years. I was raised  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in the chicagoland area and suburbs all my life. Chicago has a lot of culture and things to do, but it also has a lot of cold, inpredictable, and GLOOMY  More

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Over 19 years ago

Education is exceptional within the Tinley Park area. The highschools are high competetive in academics and  More

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