2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, CA vs Franklin, TN

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Highlights
- Franklin spends 24.8% less per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.0% lower in Franklin than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Franklin had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CAFranklin, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,371$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3994573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%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 Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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