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Pacifica, CA vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 46.3% more per student than Pacifica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.2% lower in Boston than in Pacifica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pacifica

Education
 Pacifica, CABoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,087$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457$23,918$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,271$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.7911.2516.23
 Students per Librarian80557174573
 Students per Counselor431567530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%5.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.7%88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%12.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%52.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.6%15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.6%3.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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ZIPS IN PACIFICA, CALIFORNIA
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