2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bend, OR vs Oakdale, CA

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Highlights
- Oakdale spends 11.7% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% higher in Oakdale than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakdale had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, OROakdale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,724$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock467624573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Oakdale    3 Reviews

I have lived here for about 10 years. Except for rush hour traffic on F Street the area is relatively quiet. We are the "Gateway to Yosemite" in that both California  More

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Over 16 years ago

October through May are great months. It doesn't snow here, but the temp might drop to high 30's at night during the winter. During spring, we have some windy days with  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have lived in this community for 30 years. We have raised our children here. We like the area and the town. The town doesn't offer enough shopping but the close city  More

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