2025 Compare Cities Education:
Danville, CA vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 17.1% more per student than Danville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Oakland than in Danville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 14.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Danville
 Danville, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Danville    10 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Danville is a freindly family oriented community with a close proximity to many cultural  More

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Over 14 years ago

A great place for outdoor-active people. Essentially no rain from March through November, and temperatures above 90F for only about 3-4 wks total. Winter cold can vary  More

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Over 16 years ago

I don't know whether you made up the voter registration data for Danville and other Contra Costa Cities or took the countywide data and inferred that for each individual  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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