2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hoboken, NJ vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 26.3% less per student than Hoboken.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.8% higher in Oakland than in Hoboken. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hoboken
 Hoboken, NJOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Hoboken    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great place to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hoboken is one of those places that is still overlooked. With Brooklyn blowing up,why not live essentially the same subway-trip from Manhattan without paying city tax,  More

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Over 14 years ago

My kind of  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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