2025 Compare Cities Education:
North Little Rock, AR vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 30.5% more per student than North Little Rock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.0% higher in Oakland than in North Little Rock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Little Rock
 North Little Rock, AROakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for North Little Rock    3 Reviews

Although crime and economics have taken their toll on the city, North Little Rock is beginning to improve greatly. Crime is become more isolated to certain areas of the  More

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Hot weather, crazy people. Kroger's supermarket rated "Best of Arkansas". Stay  More

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Over 19 years ago

The cost of living in North Little Rock are slowly creeping up as are the crime rate and illegal drug use. I have lived here for 25 years and it's time to move  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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