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Manhattan, NY vs Oak Lawn, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Lawn spends 40.1% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% higher in Oak Lawn than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Lawn had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, NYOak Lawn, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor2153  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Manhattan    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Manhattan is a great place with lots to see and do. Exciting to visit and great to live if you have the  More

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This is the best city ever, it is very welcoming and there is a lot of fun things to do. I have lived her for 2 years now and have already had so many great experiences  More

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Reviews for Oak Lawn    2 Reviews

Over 17 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 18 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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