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2024 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Fe, NM vs San Rafael, CA

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- San Rafael spends 39.5% more per student than Santa Fe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.3% higher in San Rafael than in Santa Fe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, NMSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,138$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,926$14,962$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,510$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3419.8416.23
 Students per Librarian149841414573
 Students per Counselor310508530
 Grade School Educ.5.7%9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%4.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.9%86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%18.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%50.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.2%13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%2.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews
Andrea · Santa Fe, NM
I love this City Different!
Over 2 years ago

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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"Ret1re" · Johnsburg, NY
Great, but not perfect
Over 5 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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chris · Ogden, UT
Carnival of fools
Over 5 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews
Monica · San Rafael, CA
Moderation is always good
Over 12 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Jonathan · San Rafael, CA
Crime
Over 14 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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David · San Rafael, CA
San Rafael
Over 16 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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