2025 Compare Cities Education:
Califon, NJ vs Los Altos, CA

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Highlights
- Los Altos spends 32.0% less per student than Califon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 121.0% higher in Los Altos than in Califon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Altos had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Califon
 Califon, NJLos Altos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,031  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock35.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%1.5%
Reviews for Califon    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Absolutely love it. Real old fashioned home town where everyone knows each other. Has a great river for fly fishing and a trail for running, biking, cross county  More

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Over 15 years ago

Living in Califon New Jersey is like comming home to a vacation paradise every day,my home is on a flag lot that is very secluded to public view. I am 650 feet from the  More

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Califon, NJ is in horse country.....Hunterdon County where more than half of the acreage is in agriculture. Good housing stock, great schools, beautiful winding  More

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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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