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Oakland, CA vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 27.9% less per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.8% lower in Houston than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland

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 Oakland, CAHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323$10,139$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,104$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.6115.8216.23
 Students per Librarian955514704573
 Students per Counselor603473530
 Grade School Educ.8.8%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.7%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.7%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%34.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.8%1.5%

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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 3 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 Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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ZIPS IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
94601, 94605, 94611, 94606, 94603, 94621, 94610, 94602, 94608, 94607, 15 total
ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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