2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, IL vs Oak Lawn, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Lawn spends 40.7% more per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Oak Lawn than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Lawn had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ILOak Lawn, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor860  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 4 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  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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