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Santa Clarita, CA vs Foster City, CA

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Highlights
- Foster City spends 15.3% more per student than Santa Clarita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Foster City than in Santa Clarita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Foster City had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clarita

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 Santa Clarita, CAFoster City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$15,457$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8619.7916.23
 Students per Librarian656580554573
 Students per Counselor380431530
 Grade School Educ.4.2%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%1.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.2%95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%11.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.7%70.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.8%24.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%7.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Santa Clarita    56 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It’s called awesome Town for a reason! Great schools, great People and climate! It’s a treasure!   More

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Wonderful community! Beautiful paseo paths throughout great for bike riding, roller skating, scooters, walks and jogs. Great weather, 30 minutes from the beach, lots  More

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My husband and I moved into our first home in 1989 - just as the Valencia Mall broke ground. I still miss the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic  More

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Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 17 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA
91387 91350 91321 91351 91355 91354 91390
ZIPS IN FOSTER CITY, CALIFORNIA
94404

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