2025 Compare Cities Education:
Beacon, NY vs Hayward, CA

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Highlights
- Hayward spends 37.3% less per student than Beacon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.6% higher in Hayward than in Beacon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hayward had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Beacon
 Beacon, NYHayward, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 8 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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Reviews for Hayward    4 Reviews

I've lived in Hayward for 20 years. Traditionally a working  More

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Hetchy Hechy water is very pure,the summers are about 78f..warm enough. Winters are sunny for the most part and by average.One University and one College in this small  More

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Over 11 years ago

convenient BART and bus if you have no  More

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