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Dixon, CA vs Folsom, CA

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- Folsom spends 9.1% more per student than Dixon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Folsom than in Dixon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Folsom had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dixon
 Dixon, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,346  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor867  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Dixon    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

great town i grew up there and most of my family still lives there. The population is just small enough that you get to know your neigbors. The highlight of the year is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Dixon in located in the central valley just north of the sacramento delta and it is windy on a average of three to four days a  More

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Dixon is a quaint little town that manages to keeps its small-town feel and appeal. It is also located about 25 west of Sacramento and 50 miles from the Bay Area. It's  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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