2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fayetteville, AR vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 56.6% more per student than Fayetteville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.6% higher in Oakland than in Fayetteville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fayetteville
 Fayetteville, AROakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Fayetteville    49 Reviews

We've been here for many years. And my wife grew up here. We love being part of the community. She's a teacher and I own Deck Bros. The only thing remotely negative that  More

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How this city made Sperlings top ten for midsize cities is beyond me. The crime rate for both personal and property are horrendous. Assuming because of the fairly  More

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I've lived in NWA for 15 years. I've lived in many different cities in this country. This the worst area.First of all, you can't trust many of the people. They say  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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