2026 Compare Cities Education:
Elk River, MN vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 34.3% more per student than Elk River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Oakland than in Elk River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk River
 Elk River, MNOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,784  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Elk River    3 Reviews

The Northstar commuter rail line and the commuter rail station in Elk River (to be completed later in 2009) that will connect Elk River to Minneapolis, and a recent  More

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Over 19 years ago

good place to live and close to the  More

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Over 20 years ago

Small town but growing, nice place to live. Will be getting mass-transit soon, to  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 5 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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