2025 Compare Cities Education:
New Braunfels, TX vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 46.9% more per student than New Braunfels.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in Oak Park than in New Braunfels. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Braunfels
 New Braunfels, TXOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,548  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor465  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  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 15 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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