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Norfolk, VA vs Folsom, CA

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Highlights
- Folsom spends 18.1% more per student than Norfolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 68.6% higher in Folsom than in Norfolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Folsom had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Norfolk

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 Norfolk, VAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,905$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354$12,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,401$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4922.7516.23
 Students per Librarian55063214573
 Students per Counselor316641530
 Grade School Educ.3.2%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.9%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%51.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.9%16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Norfolk    41 Reviews

I've lived in Norfolk for most of my life, and I love it here. I love the maker scene, and the new breweries. The arts scene, especially the theater side is always  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Norfolk VA for 11 months and,I cant wait to leave.It is full of crime ,homeless and undeveloped city.Public transportation is terrible and its wet and  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born in Norfolk, and lived in Norfolk and Virginia Beach until my early 20s. Here are 10 things that are 100% true about Norfolk you may have heard before: 1) It's  More

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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 11 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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ZIPS IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
23503, 23518, 23513, 23505, 23504, 23508, 23502, 23511, 23509, 23523, 14 total
ZIPS IN FOLSOM, CALIFORNIA
95630

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