2025 Compare Cities Education:
Castaic, CA vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 11.5% less per student than Castaic.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% lower in Fresno than in Castaic. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 15.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Castaic
 Castaic, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Castaic    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I've lived in northern Castaic for 14 years so this review is for northern Castaic Pros: convenient freeway access, boating on Lake Castaic, lots of gas stations,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Formerly a "truck stop" town, Castaic is the last town before going over the Grapevine, heading North on I-5 towards San Francisco. The town is unincorporated and sits  More

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Over 12 years ago

I currently live in Valencia. Before I consider purchasing a house in Castaic off Lake Hughes Rd and closer to the lake, is it safe to live in this neighborhood? Any  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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