| Index | Shafter | Oakland | California |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 28% | 38% |
| 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 |
| Index | Shafter | Oakland | California |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.6% | 80.2% | 81.1% |
| Completed high school | 94.3% | 78.8% | 79.8% |
| Completed some college | 79.2% | 64.7% | 61.5% |
| Completed associate degree | 65.3% | 45.6% | 39.8% |
| Completed bachelors | 60.5% | 39.7% | 32.0% |
| Completed masters | 32.5% | 17.4% | 11.9% |
| Completed professional degree | 9.1% | 6.1% | 3.9% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Orinda, CA | 18,936 | 86% | 75% |
| Piedmont, CA | 11,201 | 84% | 72% |
| Tiburon, CA | 9,170 | 83% | 69% |
| Moraga, CA | 16,977 | 83% | 69% |
| Lafayette, CA | 25,381 | 81% | 64% |
| Oakland, CA | 412,040 | 28% | 43% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Minneapolis, MN | 404,670 | 38% | 24% |
| Tulsa, OK | 399,906 | 51% | 4% |
| Miami, FL | 432,622 | 47% | 5% |
| Cleveland, OH | 389,165 | 45% | 8% |
| Wichita, KS | 388,033 | 29% | 42% |
| Oakland, CA | 412,040 | 28% | 43% |
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