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Big Bear Lake, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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- San Rafael spends 43.9% more per student than Big Bear Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in San Rafael than in Big Bear Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Big Bear Lake

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 Big Bear Lake, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,673$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060$14,962$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,933$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.7419.8416.23
 Students per Librarian1316641414573
 Students per Counselor531508530
 Grade School Educ.3.2%9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%4.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.8%86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%18.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.9%50.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Big Bear Lake    5 Reviews

Over 12 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 14 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 San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 12 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 14 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 16 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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ZIPS IN BIG BEAR LAKE, CALIFORNIA
92315
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94901 94903 94964

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