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Spokane, WA vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 24.0% more per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% lower in Oak Park than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WAOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  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 15 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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