2026 Compare Cities Education:
Sugar Land, TX vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 28.9% more per student than Sugar Land.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.8% higher in Oakland than in Sugar Land. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sugar Land
 Sugar Land, TXOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,004  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  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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