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Big Bear Lake, CA vs Escondido, CA

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- Escondido spends 11.5% more per student than Big Bear Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Escondido than in Big Bear Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escondido had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Big Bear Lake
 Big Bear Lake, CAEscondido, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Big Bear Lake    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

We moved to Big Bear Lake a couple of years ago from Los Angeles because of my husband's job. It is a somewhat pretty city, the lake is mirky and surrounded by trash,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Big Bear Lake, a beautiful setting in a remote mountain community in Southern California. A draw to tourists from the Los Angeles area for skiing, boating, and mountain  More

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In the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California, this little town has almost everything you would want to see and do. In the spring and summer the lake is filled  More

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Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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