2025 Compare Cities Education:
Burlingame, CA vs Gilbert, AZ

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Highlights
- Gilbert spends 47.4% less per student than Burlingame.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% lower in Gilbert than in Burlingame. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gilbert had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlingame
 Burlingame, CAGilbert, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Burlingame    4 Reviews

Burlingame is about half way between Silicon Valley and SF. It is a narrow piece of land stuck between 101 and the mountain foothills. Whereas quality of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Even being in the top 5% earning bracket of the entire county, one needs to keep your head down and plow through. It is too easy to become obsesesed with the cost of  More

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If you are young and just starting out, this is not the city for you. A tiny condo can cost five hundred thousand in a decent area. I would not advise first time home  More

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Reviews for Gilbert    42 Reviews

Gilbert should be compared to the Midwest in the sense that despite the size of the buildings being 5 stories tall in Mixed Use Areas, it retains the small town feeling,  More

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My Dad lives in Gilbert and i live nearby due to proximity of Mesa and visit Gilbert a lot. I can definitely say Gilbert is a hidden gem of a town that knows how to  More

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The reason I chose to write a review is because, while a few were indeed quite concise & accurate (looking at you, J.T.), some were astonishingly biased and/or isolated  More

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