2025 Compare Cities Education:
Canton, OH vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 30.5% more per student than Canton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Oakland than in Canton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Canton
 Canton, OHOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Canton    18 Reviews

It is hard to discuss Canton without putting it into the larger context of Northeast Ohio(Cleveland/Akron/Canton) Canton itself has added a nice Arts district, miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

Grew up in Ohio, spent the first 25 years of life there and enjoyed. On the East Coast in Boston, MA now. It was a good place for a kid. If you have any ambition at  More

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Over 11 years ago

Canton, Oh is a rathole yes this place will suck the life out of you, yes there are plenty of prostitutes, drug dealers and users everything is true. Your chance 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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