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Oak Park, IL vs Laramie, WY

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Highlights
- Laramie spends 23.9% less per student than Oak Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% lower in Laramie than in Oak Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laramie had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Park
 Oak Park, ILLaramie, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2194573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%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 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 Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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