2025 Compare Cities Education:
Anchorage, AK vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 7.0% more per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.9% higher in Oakland than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  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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