2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, CA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 13.1% less per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.3% lower in Richmond than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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