2026 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, TN vs Brookfield, IL

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Highlights
- Brookfield spends 115.3% more per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% lower in Brookfield than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookfield had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, TNBrookfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,398  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor2124  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Oakland    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

No Recreation Department available. One park available for kids, and your child must be a student at that  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great cost for home for the money! Less than $79 per square foot for a really nice home. Real estate taxes only .0047, so on a home Valued at $303,000 you would only pay  More

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Reviews for Brookfield    4 Reviews

Brookfield has a small town feel, but is still close enough to the city. Great schools, great people, nice houses, great community. I'm fortunate to able to raise my  More

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Most of Brookfield is in a flood plain, thus most basements get water in storms, and if you live near the creek (by the zoo), regardless of the price of your house,  More

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We loved this place, great schools, close to  More

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