2025 Compare Cities Education:
Upper Marlboro, MD vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 1.1% more per student than Upper Marlboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.6% higher in Oakland than in Upper Marlboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Upper Marlboro
 Upper Marlboro, MDOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Upper Marlboro    2 Reviews

Upper Marlboro is in many ways a difficult place to find. The actual town of Upper Marlboro is very small---located along Route 4 and Old Marlboro Pike---the town was  More

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Over 19 years ago

Live outside of Washington DC, in an area referred to as "rural tier". A mile and a half to chaos! Traffic problems galore, high property cost, school problems.   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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