2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, CA vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey spends 13.6% less per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% higher in Monterey than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monterey had 10.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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