2024 Compare Cities Education:
Salt Lake City, UT vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 62.7% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Oakland than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,932$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558$13,323$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,182$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5821.6116.23
 Students per Librarian219195554573
 Students per Counselor543603530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%6.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.1%84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%15.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.7%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%47.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.4%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 3 years ago

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Over 3 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 3 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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