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Parker, CO vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 40.1% more per student than Parker.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% higher in Oakland than in Parker. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parker
 Parker, COOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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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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