2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oroville, CA vs Mount Shasta, CA

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Highlights
- Mount Shasta spends 3.6% less per student than Oroville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% lower in Mount Shasta than in Oroville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Shasta had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oroville
 Oroville, CAMount Shasta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,860$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,014  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,059$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock190764573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Oroville    6 Reviews

We have lived here for 15 years now and have come to love it here. There are good and bad places everywhere and to be honest, in comparison to some other municipalities  More

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Can be a tough little town for some. Highway 70 improvements may help to bring this town up in terms of economy, culture, lifestyle. When the skilled workers left after  More

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If you like to Hike, Bike, Fish or Swim, maybe just lazy around some breath taking veiws, then this place is for you! Lake Oroville boasts some of the best bass fishing  More

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Reviews for Mount Shasta    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 4 years. Though I love the beauty of the mountain and the surrounding wilderness, I find Mount Shasta very difficult to live in. Food is about 20%  More

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I have lived in Siskiyou County for 24 years and Mount Shasta is by far the most enjoyable place I have lived thus far. It is a very tolerant community and culturally  More

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