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Oak Park, IL vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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- Butte-Silver Bow spends 40.9% less per student than Oak Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Butte-Silver Bow than in Oak Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Butte-Silver Bow had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Park
 Oak Park, ILButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,950$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4624573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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