2025 Compare Cities Education:
Philadelphia, PA vs Oak Lawn, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Lawn spends 15.2% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% lower in Oak Lawn than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Lawn had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAOak Lawn, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Oak Lawn    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Have lived in Oak Lawn most of my life, and its right on the perimeter of Chicago. Actually living in Oak Lawn is basically like living in Chicago but with a smaller  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life. Its a nice town central to shopping, dining, and the metra train. Its only about a 30 minute drive to down-town Chicago (not  More

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