2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tulsa, OK vs Park Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Park Forest spends 99.4% more per student than Tulsa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% lower in Park Forest than in Tulsa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Park Forest had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tulsa
 Tulsa, OKPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,287  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Tulsa    97 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have moved from Tulsa in 2002 and miss it so much! Tulsa area was where I was born and raised, I moved to Indiana for marriage. I actually want so badly to move back  More

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I have lived in Tulsa, OK since 2004 meanwhile raising a family and having career modifications, etc. Additionally, I have lived in Florida, Texas, and Nebraska; I have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Nice enough but not welcoming to "outsiders". Tulsa has the slowness of the south but without the hospitality. Honestly there is no reason to make this a permanent  More

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Reviews for Park Forest    4 Reviews

I'm happy to share that it IS coming back. I'm very thankful we found this community. Our family (husband, wife, 1 young child) recently bought our a little house here  More

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Park Forest is beautiful, but it's going down. You can see tons of green, an excellent library, but also plenty of vacant buildings. In its hay day, it must have been  More

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Over 12 years ago

No disrespect to the remaining officials and friends from my upbringing; but, leave town. I read how Park forest continues to fight off urban decay. It's simply a  More

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