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Berkeley, CA vs Benicia, CA

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Highlights
- Benicia spends 21.5% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Benicia than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benicia had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley

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 Berkeley, CABenicia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323$11,346$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,104$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.612316.23
 Students per Librarian955562534573
 Students per Counselor603867530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.3%96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.1%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%45.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.2%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.8%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 13 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for Benicia    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Formerly an out of the way set of signs on the freeways noticed on the way out of town, with a reputation for refineries, Benicia has transformed over the years into a  More

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i've lived lots of places and benicia is by far the worst. th kist here (12-20) are jerks, they jump infront of cars, run around the stores like crazy people and are  More

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I'm a Californian who doesn't like cars, traffic or driving. That's why I moved to Benicia, so I could walk to work if I wanted. After work, I really don't need a car  More

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ZIPS IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
94704 94703 94702 94705 94707 94709 94708 94710 94720
ZIPS IN BENICIA, CALIFORNIA
94510

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