2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, CA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 12.8% more per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% lower in Seattle than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 12.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CASeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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