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Oak Park, CA vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 24.8% more per student than Oak Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Oakland than in Oak Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 13.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Park
 Oak Park, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Oak Park    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We have lived in Oak Park for approximately 17 years. The schools are great, the community is great, we like it here. However, the cost of living in CA is high, as are  More

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Over 17 years ago

The crime rate reported for this area cannot be correct. It is as safe as neighboring Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks, and Westlake  More

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Over 18 years ago

Oak Park, CA, offers a great quality of life for the LA area. It's close to Malibu and Ventura beaches, convenient to activities in and around LA, has one of the best  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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