2026 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Pierce, FL vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 59.1% more per student than Fort Pierce.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% higher in Oakland than in Fort Pierce. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Pierce
 Fort Pierce, FLOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,002  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Pierce    4 Reviews

Fort Pierce has both beautiful pristine Atlantic Ocean Beaches and Indian River Lagoon state of the art marinas. The two are linked by the best ocean inlet in the state  More

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Over 19 years ago

Entertainment is  More

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Over 19 years ago

I moved here from Ohio nearly three years ago. It was fun at first...fishing,the beach and the winter weather was nice. But, after the honeymoon was over, I began to see  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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