2025 Compare Cities Education:
Vail, CO vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 12.9% more per student than Vail.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 68.8% higher in Oakland than in Vail. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 14.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vail
 Vail, COOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 20 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  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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