2025 Compare Cities Education:
Buena Vista, CO vs Escondido, CA

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Highlights
- Escondido spends 41.2% less per student than Buena Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.9% higher in Escondido than in Buena Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escondido had 15.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Buena Vista
 Buena Vista, COEscondido, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor229  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Buena Vista    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Buena Vista is not a place to live if dependent upon needing a liveable or professional income. Jobs are largely retail and service industry - low wages, temporary,  More

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Over 17 years ago

There is no better place to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Buena Vista is the place to be if your into the great outdoors. Hiking, biking, fishing, whitewater rafting, winter sports snow shoeing, back country skiing also close  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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