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Oakland, CA vs West Valley City, UT

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- West Valley City spends 38.5% less per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in West Valley City than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Valley City had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CAWest Valley City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews
Brian · Oakland, CA
Had Potential, Had Hope, Now Extinguished
Over 3 years ago

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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Dam · Alameda, CA
Fun to visit
Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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Fritz · Oakland, CA
Watching the destruction of a beautiful city!
Over 4 years ago

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 West Valley City    2 Reviews
Brandon · Salt Lake City, UT
Further West is Good
Over 10 years ago

West Valley City has 3 pretty distinct areas/neighborhoods. They're separated by zip code. East of the 3200 W can be pretty rough. I would not live there. Between the  More

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Tonga · Salt Lake City, UT
Love it
Over 11 years ago

This is  More

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