2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oak Park, MI vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 26.9% less per student than Oak Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Tampa than in Oak Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Park
 Oak Park, MITampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Oak Park    5 Reviews

Over 4 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 17 years ago

Every day I think about living somewhere  More

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Over 18 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 Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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