2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, CA vs McKeesport, PA

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Highlights
- McKeesport spends 31.0% more per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.1% lower in McKeesport than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McKeesport had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CAMcKeesport, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%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 Mckeesport    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

there are not enough rec centers for these childern to go too. after my son got shot i started looking around mckeesport for things for him to do and there was  More

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