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El Cajon, CA vs Matthews, NC

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- Matthews spends 22.9% less per student than El Cajon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% lower in Matthews than in El Cajon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Matthews had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to El Cajon
 El Cajon, CAMatthews, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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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Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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