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Oak Park, IL vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 51.8% less per student than Oak Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.6% higher in Scottsdale than in Oak Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Park
 Oak Park, ILScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 2 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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