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Oak Park, IL vs Beaumont, TX

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- Beaumont spends 42.0% less per student than Oak Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Beaumont than in Oak Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beaumont had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Park
 Oak Park, ILBeaumont, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,857$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8794573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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 16 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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Reviews for Beaumont    15 Reviews

I am amazed at what I read on these items about the twin cities of Bryan/CS and Aggieland in general. I was dragged there from Houston by my husband in 1980, kicking,  More

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I swear the only thing I love about Beaumont is my FAMILY who lives there. That's IT! Everything else, I HATE IT! There's nothing to do in Beaumont what so ever! The  More

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The humidity here is why I want to investigate other places to  More

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