2025 Compare Cities Education:
Berkeley, CA vs East Los Angeles, CA

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Highlights
- East Los Angeles spends 2.0% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in East Los Angeles than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Los Angeles had 43.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CAEast Los Angeles, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock54.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for East Los Angeles    2 Reviews

If anyone hasn't been to the Inglewood area of Los Angeles, they have missed out on the opportunity of a lifetime! I love this place. Crime is almost non-existent, day  More

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Over 17 years ago

in east los angeles we are close to downtown arts,culture,and good eats in los angeles in general we are only miles away from the beach,moutains,or hot  More

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