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El Cajon, CA vs McDonough, GA

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- McDonough spends 24.5% less per student than El Cajon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.0% lower in McDonough than in El Cajon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McDonough had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to El Cajon
 El Cajon, CAMcDonough, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,357$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,687$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4944573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Mcdonough    11 Reviews

Great place to live and u Union grove schools are great. There’s plenty of things to do with a short 30 min drive to Atlanta and traffic is nothing like New York ,  More

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When I moved here a few years ago from the northeast, I was hoping to live the rest of my life in McDonough. I love the warmer climate, especially our spring and fall  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 4 years. There is nothing to do outside of eat food, watch a movie, or go bowling. There is nothing else to do. Lots of shopping so if you wanna  More

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