2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, CA vs Elyria, OH

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Highlights
- Elyria spends 10.5% less per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% lower in Elyria than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elyria had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CAElyria, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,914$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,324$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7304573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Elyria    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

One great thing about this city is the support for the schools. They haven't asked a lot from us, but when they need it we give it. I'm glad to see education is so  More

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The title says it  More

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Over 17 years ago

Eylria does a very good job educating its youth. For those students who want a quality education at the high school, Elyria offers a variety of higher level courses  More

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