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Novato, CA vs Benicia, CA

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Highlights
- Benicia spends 33.8% less per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% higher in Benicia than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benicia had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato

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 Novato, CABenicia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,111$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962$11,346$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,450$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.842316.23
 Students per Librarian414162534573
 Students per Counselor508867530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.5%96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.0%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%45.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.5%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 10 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  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 NOVATO, CALIFORNIA
94947 94945 94949
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