2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mentor, OH vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 12.3% more per student than Mentor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Oakland than in Mentor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mentor
 Mentor, OHOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,567  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor457  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mentor    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

There are some things about Mentor that are great, the schools are very good and the people (generally) friendly. The biggest issue I have had with the city is the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Snows from about October or November until approximately mid-to-late March, though one year it snowed until nearly June! Used to have four distinct seasons, but now  More

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Over 18 years ago

The City of Mentor ranks 7th in the state of Ohio interms of the number of manufacturing firms, and 10th in terms of the number of individuals involved in manufacturing  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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