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Phoenix, AZ vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 68.4% more per student than Phoenix.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% higher in Oakland than in Phoenix. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Phoenix

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 Phoenix, AZOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$13,323$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2421.6116.23
 Students per Librarian234895554573
 Students per Counselor718603530
 Grade School Educ.8.2%8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%6.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.5%84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%15.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%47.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Phoenix    448 Reviews

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area. 1.  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 3 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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ZIPS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA
85032, 85033, 85041, 85008, 85035, 85037, 85022, 85009, 85254, 85339, 47 total
ZIPS IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
94601, 94605, 94611, 94606, 94603, 94621, 94610, 94602, 94608, 94607, 15 total

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