2026 Compare Cities Education:
Olympia, WA vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 28.1% more per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% lower in Oak Park than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WAOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Oak Park    7 Reviews

We've lived in Oak Park for 25 years, raising our two children here. Now, looking ahead a few years, the Cost of Living (127), is a major factor in searching for  More

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I have grew up in the Oak Park area and have lived in other cities in the country. Oak Park is located outside of the city of Chicago. Though located reasonably  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you don't know any better you might think Oak Park is perfect. However, if you are like me and have other places as a comparison, you know better. I will say that  More

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