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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chelsea, MA vs Oakland, CA

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- Oakland spends 39.5% less per student than Chelsea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 92.1% higher in Oakland than in Chelsea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 24.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chelsea
 Chelsea, MAOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Chelsea    1 Reviews
IDaveZ · Fort Worth, TX
Quality of Public School System
Over 16 years ago

I was born in Boston in 1946 and lived in Chelsea to age 10. I ended up getting my high school and university education in Texas. I wonder how the education system in  More

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Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews
Brian · Oakland, CA
Had Potential, Had Hope, Now Extinguished
Over 3 years ago

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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Dam · Alameda, CA
Fun to visit
Over 4 years ago

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

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Fritz · Oakland, CA
Watching the destruction of a beautiful city!
Over 4 years ago

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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