2025 Compare Cities Education:
Corte Madera, CA vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 15.7% less per student than Corte Madera.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% higher in Oakland than in Corte Madera. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 15.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Corte Madera
 Corte Madera, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Corte Madera    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Close to the freeway, so easy commute. Beautiful bike/hiking trails and view of Mt Tam. But $4000/mo for a 3 bdrm apartment is a little  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great  More

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Over 19 years ago

Corte Madera has the convenience of shopping and urban lifestyle combined with nature wonderful weather hiking trails bike paths that make the quality of living there  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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