2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alameda, CA vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 0.0% less per student than Alameda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Oakland than in Alameda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alameda
 Alameda, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  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 4 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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