2025 Compare Cities Education:
Broomfield, CO vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 10.1% more per student than Broomfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.5% higher in Oakland than in Broomfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Broomfield
 Broomfield, COOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  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.57.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Broomfield    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Broomfield for almost 25 years. We moved here to raise kids and for the schools in Boulder Valley School District (without having to live and pay for  More

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Broomfield, Colorado is a great place to live if you don’t actually want to live in a real town with character, real shops, restaurants, and a sense of community but  More

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Broomfield has all the advantages of Colorado (or around Denver), things like good weather and overall a decent economy, growing demographics, good schools, and views of  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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