2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, CA vs Spartanburg, SC

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Highlights
- Spartanburg spends 18.3% less per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.4% lower in Spartanburg than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spartanburg had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CASpartanburg, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,538$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,677$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 7 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 9 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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