2025 Compare Cities Education:
Beaufort, SC vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 40.1% more per student than Beaufort.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.0% higher in San Rafael than in Beaufort. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Beaufort
 Beaufort, SCSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,547  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor289  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Beaufort    17 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

My husband and I moved here a year and a half ago. We have already made more friends here, than we had in other places we have lived. Most of our neighbors are from  More

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This place is exactly what you'd expect for a small town. Great for old people who like a slow lifestyle of fishing and pig pickings. Horrible for young people --  More

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We are relocating to the area and I am wondering about the elementary school special needs programs. I will i appreciate any  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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