2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Sacramento, CA vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 27.3% more per student than West Sacramento.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Oakland than in West Sacramento. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Sacramento
 West Sacramento, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,207  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor523  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for West Sacramento    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Horrible-all the way around. The worst people I have ever met and it's all over and well known for it. I would have thought the area would have been pretty  More

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Over 18 years ago

For those of you who love warm without humidity, this is the place for you. We have at least three months with an average temperture of + 80 degrees  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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