2025 Compare Cities Education:
Champaign, IL vs Oakland, CA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Oakland spends 13.1% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.0% higher in Oakland than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

   |    Reply

Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

   |    Reply

Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Champaign

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

   |    Reply

Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Oakland


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.