2025 Compare Cities Education:
Leawood, KS vs Oak Lawn, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Lawn spends 57.5% more per student than Leawood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% higher in Oak Lawn than in Leawood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Lawn had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leawood
 Leawood, KSOak Lawn, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Leawood    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We've lived here for 25 years. There aren't many places like it in the US. Many wonderful neighborhoods. Friendly people. Reasonable cost of living. Great weather (  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like how there is a variety of  More

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Over 14 years ago

I'm sorry to differ with you, but I have lived in Leawood for almost 7 years and have been miserable nearly every day. It's either 100 degrees or 10 below...not much in  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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