2025 Compare Cities Education:
Florence, OR vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 22.1% more per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% higher in Oakland than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, OROakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    13 Reviews

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

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I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

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Over 8 years ago

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  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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