2025 Compare Cities Education:
Davis, CA vs Folsom, CA

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Highlights
- Folsom spends 9.0% more per student than Davis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% higher in Folsom than in Davis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Folsom had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davis
 Davis, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,207  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor523  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Davis    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We owned a home in Davis for 10 years. There are so many good things about the town. The downtown area has many unique shops and restaurants. The Arboretum walking trail  More

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Amazing city of diverse culture, food and transportation.  More

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Over 14 years ago

Here's my take on the total of 16 years living in Davis, CA for those contemplating a move here. Kids are generally polite and law abiding. They tend to score well  More

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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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