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Brooklyn, NY vs Foster City, CA

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Highlights
- Foster City spends 6.5% more per student than Brooklyn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.2% higher in Foster City than in Brooklyn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Foster City had 14.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brooklyn
 Brooklyn, NYFoster City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 18 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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