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Del Mar, CA vs El Cajon, CA

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- El Cajon spends 0.0% less per student than Del Mar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in El Cajon than in Del Mar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Cajon had 13.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Del Mar
 Del Mar, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Del Mar    2 Reviews

I'm born, and raised in the Chicago area, and had most of my career while living in the Washington, DC area. San Diego does take some getting used to. Where you live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Greatest weather in the  More

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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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