2025 Compare Cities Education:
Scotts Valley, CA vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 8.7% more per student than Scotts Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Oakland than in Scotts Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scotts Valley
 Scotts Valley, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  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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