2025 Compare Cities Education:
Midland, MI vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 25.1% more per student than Midland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Oakland than in Midland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Midland
 Midland, MIOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,593  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor886  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Midland    21 Reviews

I’ve been here a couple months. Everything is beautiful, but the people here are god awful cheap. Don’t know if the people here are all lazy or what, but working here  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 3 years, originally from Port Huron. Moved here because of the beauty, bad idea. The people are snobby and they raise their kids to be as well. I've  More

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I grew up in Midland and lived there up until I went to college, and now I am back 30 years later. While I agree that if you are looking for a very vibrant place with  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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