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Washington, DC vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 41.3% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 85.5% higher in Oakland than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington

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 Washington, DCOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$30,279$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069$13,323$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,354$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.6521.6116.23
 Students per Librarian79695554573
 Students per Counselor445603530
 Grade School Educ.3.2%8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%6.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.2%84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%15.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.0%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%47.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.9%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.3%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  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 3 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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ZIPS IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
20011, 20002, 20019, 20020, 20009, 20001, 20032, 20016, 20010, 20003, 45 total
ZIPS IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
94601, 94605, 94611, 94606, 94603, 94621, 94610, 94602, 94608, 94607, 15 total

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