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San Francisco, CA vs Los Angeles, CA

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Highlights
- Los Angeles spends 17.1% less per student than San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% higher in Los Angeles than in San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Angeles had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Francisco

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 San Francisco, CALos Angeles, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,016$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,279$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,028$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.421.8616.23
 Students per Librarian129665654573
 Students per Counselor566380530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.8%78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.2%6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%36.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.0%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.0%1.5%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 Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 3 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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