2025 Compare Cities Education:
East St. Louis, IL vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 3.8% more per student than East St. Louis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.4% higher in Oakland than in East St. Louis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to East St. Louis
 East St. Louis, ILOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for East St. Louis    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

FACT CHECK: The reason for the City Of Champions moniker, is that it really is on an almost unimaginable scale. This just one news excerpt of many, many, many over years  More

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Over 7 years ago

East St louis is paradise on earth. vibrant night life and great  More

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Over 17 years ago

East st louis has a very depressed economy, virtually no employment, poor housing with a significant high property tax rate, virtually no employment opportunities,  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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