2025 Compare Cities Education:
Holyoke, MA vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 16.9% less per student than Holyoke.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 87.6% higher in Oakland than in Holyoke. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Holyoke
 Holyoke, MAOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,553  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Holyoke    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

best place to live in if you dont live  More

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Maeve · 

Crime is unavoidable. The sound of gun shots ring throughout the night. Trash strewn streets that are not cleaned more than once per year. Some people think that they  More

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Over 16 years ago

Holyoke is bad only in downtown and in the public projects. As every city or town, there are good and bad areas with gangs and no gangs. And even then, we've had have  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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