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Oakland, CA vs Appleton, WI

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Highlights
- Appleton spends 29.1% less per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.4% lower in Appleton than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Appleton had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CAAppleton, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,610$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4784573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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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Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 7 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by  More

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