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Oak Park, CA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 29.1% more per student than Oak Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in Sunnyvale than in Oak Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Park
 Oak Park, CASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Oak Park    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

We have lived in Oak Park for approximately 17 years. The schools are great, the community is great, we like it here. However, the cost of living in CA is high, as are  More

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Over 18 years ago

The crime rate reported for this area cannot be correct. It is as safe as neighboring Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks, and Westlake  More

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Over 19 years ago

Oak Park, CA, offers a great quality of life for the LA area. It's close to Malibu and Ventura beaches, convenient to activities in and around LA, has one of the best  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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