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Wheaton, IL vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 0.5% less per student than Wheaton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Oak Park than in Wheaton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wheaton

Education
 Wheaton, ILOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,018$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682$18,508$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,697$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4313.9716.23
 Students per Librarian70914804573
 Students per Counselor535481530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.5%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%11.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%72.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.8%25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%8.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%5.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  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 14 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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