2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. George, UT vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 149.9% more per student than St. George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.3% lower in Oak Park than in St. George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. George
 St. George, UTOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  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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