2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, MO vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 24.9% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.0% higher in Oakland than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  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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