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

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Highlights
- Vacaville spends 8.1% less per student than El Cerrito.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% higher in Vacaville than in El Cerrito. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vacaville had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Cerrito
 El Cerrito, CAVacaville, 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.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Vacaville    10 Reviews

I am a former Bay Area resident who moved to Vacaville to escape the ridiculous cost of living in the Bay. Now, if you are coming from the Bay, this place can seem more  More

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Over 6 years ago

It’s not a bad or dangerous place to live but I believe it doesn’t deserve the 5 stars most people are giving it. I have no idea where these people lived before moving  More

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If you enjoy a sophisticated urban environment, if you're single, if you're highly educated and appreciate access to continuing higher education at the post-graduate  More

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