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Redwood City, CA vs Marina, CA

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Highlights
- Marina spends 23.5% less per student than Redwood City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% higher in Marina than in Redwood City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marina had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Redwood City

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 Redwood City, CAMarina, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,087$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457$13,156$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,271$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.7921.7316.23
 Students per Librarian8055289524573
 Students per Counselor431526530
 Grade School Educ.6.3%6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%32.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.1%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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Reviews for Marina    4 Reviews

I've lived in Marina for the last 15 years. It is a gray place with old dated looking buildings, no real main street, and is the domain of the slum lord, and the mini  More

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Old Fort Ord is the only affordable housing on the Monterey Peninsula. It's frequently colder here than it was in Oregon. There is finally some local public  More

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Over 17 years ago

I find it funny when I lived here from '91-'01 there were hardly any stores new homes being build to justify staying. Then as soon as I move the city finally starts  More

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ZIPS IN REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA
94061 94063 94062 94065
ZIPS IN MARINA, CALIFORNIA
93933

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