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Oak Park, MI vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 15.6% less per student than Oak Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% lower in Houston than in Oak Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 13.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Park

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 Oak Park, MIHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,188$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595$10,139$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,754$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0215.8216.23
 Students per Librarian80914704573
 Students per Counselor537473530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.0%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.8%34.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Oak Park    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Oak Park for 5 years and have dreamt of escape since year one. This town is an absolute s**thole and the current aims at gentrification are failing. They  More

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Over 16 years ago

Every day I think about living somewhere  More

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Over 17 years ago

I was raised in Oak Park, Michigan and the quality of life there was pretty good. Had a nice park, ice skating rink, public swimming pool,  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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48237
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77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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