2025 Compare Cities Education:
Queensbury, NY vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 34.8% less per student than Queensbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 92.9% higher in Oakland than in Queensbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Queensbury
 Queensbury, NYOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,763  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Queensbury    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived here since October 2021, and I can’t wait to leave. This place is beyond boring. There aren’t many stores, and the mall they have is a run-down ghost town.  More

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Don't take it for granted. I was born(1980) and raised in Queensbury til 1998. I thought that the Glens Falls area sucked until I moved to Manchester NH. At first it  More

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Over 12 years ago

New York is too  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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