2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Paul, MN vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 8.8% more per student than St. Paul.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% lower in Oak Park than in St. Paul. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Paul
 St. Paul, MNOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,480  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor487  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 8 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  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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