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Vancouver, WA vs San Mateo, CA

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Highlights
- San Mateo spends 5.2% more per student than Vancouver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in San Mateo than in Vancouver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Mateo had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vancouver

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 Vancouver, WASan Mateo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,098$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$15,457$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,102$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1319.7916.23
 Students per Librarian104280554573
 Students per Counselor373431530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%3.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.0%91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%58.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%4.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  More

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Reviews for San Mateo    12 Reviews

I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

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I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

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Over 14 years ago

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  More

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ZIPS IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
98682 98661 98683 98684 98664 98663 98660
ZIPS IN SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA
94403 94401 94402

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