2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elk Grove, CA vs Florence, OR

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Highlights
- Florence spends 4.4% less per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% lower in Florence than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florence had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CAFlorence, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,566$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,947$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7764573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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Reviews for Florence    13 Reviews

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

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I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

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Over 8 years ago

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  More

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