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Oak Park, IL vs Biddeford, ME

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- Biddeford spends 18.0% less per student than Oak Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% lower in Biddeford than in Oak Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Biddeford had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Park
 Oak Park, ILBiddeford, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,971$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4334573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%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 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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Reviews for Biddeford    3 Reviews

The cost of living in Maine is very high. I moved to Biddeford from Boston so we could afford to buy our first home. We had just had a baby and felt it was important to  More

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Over 17 years ago

I don't live in Biddeford, but I visit frequently and it is a nice little Maine town. It has a little of the strip growth and still maintains the older part of town.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Was big in sheeting and blankets. Very large portionof the people are  More

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