2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, CA vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 0.7% more per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.7% lower in Columbia than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%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 Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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