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Arcadia, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 21.1% more per student than Arcadia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% lower in San Rafael than in Arcadia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arcadia
 Arcadia, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Arcadia    4 Reviews

Hi, We live in the city of Los Angeles, a total nightmare for us who lived in Texas for more than 5 years. We have job offers in both Arcadia, CA and in Round Rock  More

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Over 14 years ago

We like a neighborhood which has a lot tree and decent parks. Also, we prefer a place where are convient for restaurant, grocery, shopping mall, and library. Believe or  More

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Over 15 years ago

Arcadia has fairly good weather except for a few extra hot summer days. Rainy weather has been less over the last few years, so a bit of a drought exists. Air quality  More

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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 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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Over 15 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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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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