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Staten Island, NY vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 24.9% less per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.8% higher in Oakland than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor10528  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 8 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  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 5 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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