2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tinley Park, IL vs Jenks, OK

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- Jenks spends 49.8% less per student than Tinley Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% higher in Jenks than in Tinley Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jenks had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tinley Park
 Tinley Park, ILJenks, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,987$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,073$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6584573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Tinley Park    3 Reviews

There are several reasons why Illinois is the only state in the Midwest to lose residents in 2019. The population has been in decline for the last 6 years. I was raised  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in the chicagoland area and suburbs all my life. Chicago has a lot of culture and things to do, but it also has a lot of cold, inpredictable, and GLOOMY  More

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Over 19 years ago

Education is exceptional within the Tinley Park area. The highschools are high competetive in academics and  More

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Reviews for Jenks    5 Reviews

Good schools, reasonable cost of living, reasonable quality of life. Certainly one of the best spots in the entire state if you are looking for suburban quality of life  More

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Jenks is a suburb community of Tulsa, OK, so there is easy access to all that city has to offer without all the issues of crime, poor public education, unemployment,  More

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As an honors Jenks graduate that witnessed the football championship senior year and parent of children who attended Jenks Schools for 7 plus years, the attitude of  More

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