2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sayreville, NJ vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 19.0% less per student than Sayreville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 77.6% higher in Oakland than in Sayreville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sayreville
 Sayreville, NJOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Sayreville    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Years ago, Sayreville was a large town full of people who worked at DuPont, Hercules and National Lead. At the time, there was very little crime, and not much to do, as  More

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Over 19 years ago

I find Central NJ WAY too expensive. I am considering relocating to NC. Any  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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