2026 Compare Cities Education:
Altamonte Springs, FL vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 53.8% more per student than Altamonte Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% higher in Sacramento than in Altamonte Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Altamonte Springs
 Altamonte Springs, FLSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,661  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor517  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Altamonte Springs    9 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have been living here for about 4 months, nice city, traffic is not too bad, unless u get close to Orlando, love the weather, hot but always refreshing air, lots of  More

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The overall crime rate in Altamonte Springs is 20% higher than than the national  More

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Life here, as a retiree, is wonderful -- close to SO MANY Florida attractions -- parks, lakes, shopping galore, and, of course, all of the Disney parks and  More

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Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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