2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port Arthur, TX vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 40.1% more per student than Port Arthur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.9% higher in Oakland than in Port Arthur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Arthur
 Port Arthur, TXOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Port Arthur    9 Reviews

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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Over 10 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  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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