2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakton, VA vs Schaumburg, IL

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- Schaumburg spends 24.7% more per student than Oakton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% higher in Schaumburg than in Oakton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Schaumburg had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakton
 Oakton, VASchaumburg, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Oakton    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Oakton is a good place to live, though house prices are high.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great place to live as Fairfax county allows archery hunting on any size acreage. Plenty of whitetail deer roaming about eating your shrubs make tasty treats. Whitetail  More

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Over 17 years ago

The schools are top notch, and there is so much to do in DC, only 20 miles  More

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Reviews for Schaumburg    10 Reviews

Nice middle-class community. Excellent schools. Excellent variety in retail establishments. Very good park district with plentiful activities, classes, and three outdoor  More

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Schaumburg, Schaumburg, it's Ok, I guess I don't have much to  More

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At 11% sales tax I believe that Cook County, IL. is the highest in the country. The cost of gasoline is bumped by this as well as the use of smog formulated fuel which  More

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