2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chester, PA vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 20.3% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.7% higher in Oakland than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, PAOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Chester    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SMALL TOWN, THE TRANSPORTATION IS CONVENIENT FOR ALL MODES OR LINKS TO ALL AREAS OUTSIDE THE  More

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The people are the problem in Chester PA. Probably 97% of the poplulation abuses drugs. Many of the people that live there aide the drug dealers because they grew up  More

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25% of the population living below the poverty line, at times the drop out rate from the high school has been 50% (which explains why 25% of adults over 18 don't have a  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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