2025 Compare Cities Education:
El Dorado Hills, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 80.6% more per student than El Dorado Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% lower in San Rafael than in El Dorado Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Dorado Hills
 El Dorado Hills, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for El Dorado Hills    8 Reviews

I just moved up here from the bay area and I cannot believe the differences in many ways: The first is the air quality - we can breathe! My son has severe asthma and  More

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Over 10 years ago

El Dorado Hills is a nice place to live and there are a lot of Neo-Rich folks here if you like that kind of crowd. But be warned if you are a parent with high school  More

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El Dorado Hills has outstanding public schools. Definitely a great reason to live in this Sacramento Metro Area  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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