2025 Compare Cities Education:
El Cajon, CA vs Nevada City, CA

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- Nevada City spends 36.1% more per student than El Cajon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% lower in Nevada City than in El Cajon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nevada City had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to El Cajon
 El Cajon, CANevada City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock21.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%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 Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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