2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, CA vs Brick, NJ

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Highlights
- Brick spends 29.0% more per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.3% lower in Brick than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brick had 10.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CABrick, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,948$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13244573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Brick    6 Reviews

The only nice thing I can say about living here is the proximity to the beach-which we have to pay to go on ($10/day) and the amount of great stores/shops/restaurants.   More

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Yes we were and are being robbed harrassed threatened by two crazy drug addicts.Police do not arrest people driving on the revoked list,while under the influence of  More

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Some of the growing problems in Brick Township are with drugs, crime, and gangs, which no one seems to want to acknowledge. Teens and 20-somethings are heavily involved  More

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