2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, CA vs Park Ridge, IL

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Highlights
- Park Ridge spends 23.2% more per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.4% lower in Park Ridge than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Park Ridge had 13.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CAPark Ridge, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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Reviews for Park Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Park Ridge is a friendly community with lots of events especially in the warm weather  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hemmingway complained that Oak Park was a city of broad lawns and narrow minds. He wouldn't have been so hard on Oak Park if he'd ever been to Park  More

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Good access to public transportation-2 train stations,nearby train to Chicago loop,close to O'Hare Field all plus. Older town layout with horse/buggy roads now main  More

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