2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oak Park, IL vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 16.0% less per student than Oak Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.5% higher in Palo Alto than in Oak Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Park
 Oak Park, ILPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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