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Oakland, CA vs Las Vegas, NM

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Highlights
- Las Vegas spends 10.3% less per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.0% lower in Las Vegas than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Vegas had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CALas Vegas, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,947$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,598$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19084573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Las Vegas    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I was motivated to write this review because Las Vegas is my favorite getaway from SE Colorado, where I live. I've been there many, many times -- I stay overnight there  More

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I live in Colorado and have driven by Las Vegas at least 20 times and always wished I could stop to visit. I even considered it as an option of future residence until I  More

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Over 16 years ago

Las Vegas New Mexico is truly an architectural gem-100s of historic registered buildings from victorian mansions to adobe haciendas unfortunately it is also full of  More

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