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San Francisco, CA vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 5.9% less per student than San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% lower in Austin than in San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Francisco

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 San Francisco, CAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,016$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,279$10,538$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,028$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.414.5316.23
 Students per Librarian12968054573
 Students per Counselor566391530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.8%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%15.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.2%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%55.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.0%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.0%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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ZIPS IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
94112, 94110, 94122, 94109, 94116, 94121, 94117, 94134, 94118, 94115, 27 total
ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total

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