2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brentwood, CA vs Riverbank, CA

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Highlights
- Riverbank spends 7.5% less per student than Brentwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Riverbank than in Brentwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverbank had 16.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brentwood
 Brentwood, CARiverbank, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,724$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock467624573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Brentwood    6 Reviews

Brentwood, 50 miles east of San Francisco, has a great climate. We are in a valley, east of Mount Diablo. We get a few weeks of pretty hot days - 100+, but the rest of  More

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Over 15 years ago

I love living in Brentwood. Our city planners and workers have done an excellent job in creating a beautiful city filled with trees, parks, well- planned communities,  More

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We moved to a new “Active Adults” (over 55) housing development in Brentwood about 6 years ago. The location is great if you like to fish, go pleasure-boating, or water  More

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Reviews for Riverbank    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This is a small town just north of Modesto. The town sprouted overnight with the housing boom. Has the convenience of the big box retailers, but the smaller town feel.  More

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