2025 Compare Cities Education:
Baltimore, MD vs San Francisco, CA

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Highlights
- San Francisco spends 1.0% more per student than Baltimore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.1% higher in San Francisco than in Baltimore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Francisco had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Baltimore
 Baltimore, MDSan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,016$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12964573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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