2025 Compare Cities Education:
Schaumburg, IL vs Oak Creek, WI

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Highlights
- Oak Creek spends 24.3% less per student than Schaumburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Oak Creek than in Schaumburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Creek had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Schaumburg
 Schaumburg, ILOak Creek, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,577$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,875$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12344573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Oak Creek    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I live in a suburb of a large city. Oak Creek is a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it is the most southern suburb before going into Racine County. It use to be a nice  More

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Before you move to Oak Creek, Wisconsin do your homework. Check out the neighbors first...We have lived here 10 years and I hate it. The neighbors are snobs, they call  More

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Over 19 years ago

Wisconsin is brutal and oppresive to its residents with respect to property taxes. A $200k house can easily fetch a $5,000 per year property tax bill. That's over $400  More

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