2025 Compare Cities Education:
Germantown, TN vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 45.5% more per student than Germantown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.1% higher in Oakland than in Germantown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 14.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Germantown
 Germantown, TNOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Germantown    10 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

We get all four seasons in Germantown. Winters are mild with maybe 4" of snow. Summers are hot & humid. This semi-tropical enviroment is why our vegitation is so  More

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Over 11 years ago

I don't care what anybody says about this school.... I HATE HHS! Yeah. It's a great academic (which you REALLY have to be dedicated to studying for) and AWESOME visual  More

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Over 14 years ago

Germantown, TN is a small suburb of Memphis, TN with a good school system, great community life and a very low crime  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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