2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 40.6% less per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% lower in Scottsdale than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 14.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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