| Index | Prescott | Oakland | California |
| Average Test Scores | 15% | 31% | 43% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 23:1 | 20:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 124 | 8,308 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 59 | 3,438 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 19 | 1,085 |
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| Index | Prescott | Oakland | California |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.3% | 80.2% | 81.1% |
| Completed high school | 82.1% | 78.8% | 79.8% |
| Completed some college | 68.9% | 64.7% | 61.5% |
| Completed associate degree | 43.5% | 45.6% | 39.8% |
| Completed bachelors | 35.1% | 39.7% | 32.0% |
| Completed masters | 11.4% | 17.4% | 11.9% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 6.1% | 3.9% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Orinda, CA | 19,461 | 87% | 81.4% |
| Moraga, CA | 16,896 | 84% | 75.2% |
| Lafayette, CA | 25,949 | 83% | 73.8% |
| Ross, CA | 2,453 | 83% | 71.9% |
| Tiburon, CA | 9,167 | 81% | 69.3% |
| Oakland, CA | 422,575 | 31% | 36.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Minneapolis, MN | 424,536 | 37% | 22.5% |
| Tulsa, OK | 402,441 | 21% | 56.3% |
| Arlington, TX | 397,269 | 45% | 6.1% |
| Tampa, FL | 395,912 | 49% | 1.8% |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 450,882 | 86% | 79.2% |
| Oakland, CA | 422,575 | 31% | 36.1% |
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