2025 Compare Cities Education:
Burlingame, CA vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- St. Louis spends 23.9% less per student than Burlingame.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.4% lower in St. Louis than in Burlingame. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Louis had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlingame
 Burlingame, CASt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,291$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,062$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock36374573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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