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

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 10.4% more per student than Davis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in Fresno than in Davis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 18.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davis
 Davis, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,207  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor523  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 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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