2025 Compare Cities Education:
El Cerrito, CA vs Fairfield, CA

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Highlights
- Fairfield spends 8.1% less per student than El Cerrito.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% higher in Fairfield than in El Cerrito. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairfield had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Cerrito
 El Cerrito, CAFairfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62534573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for El Cerrito    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

El Cerrito is inexpensive to live in and close to where interesting things are happening. On the whole there isn't much to do here, with the obvious exception being the  More

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Reviews for Fairfield    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years. On the up side, housing is affordable. The downside, there is nothing to do here. The city lacks community events and an a nice downtown. We  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am finding out the cost of living here in Fairfield is way too high for my retirement. I am looking for a place where the cost of living is in line with my retirement  More

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Over 14 years ago

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