2025 Compare Cities Education:
El Cerrito, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 39.0% more per student than El Cerrito.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% lower in San Rafael than in El Cerrito. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Cerrito
 El Cerrito, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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