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Oakdale, CA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 30.9% more per student than Oakdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Sunnyvale than in Oakdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 9.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakdale
 Oakdale, CASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,636  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor729  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Oakdale    3 Reviews

I have lived here for about 10 years. Except for rush hour traffic on F Street the area is relatively quiet. We are the "Gateway to Yosemite" in that both California  More

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Over 16 years ago

October through May are great months. It doesn't snow here, but the temp might drop to high 30's at night during the winter. During spring, we have some windy days with  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have lived in this community for 30 years. We have raised our children here. We like the area and the town. The town doesn't offer enough shopping but the close city  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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