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Elk Grove, CA vs San Mateo, CA

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Highlights
- San Mateo spends 31.8% more per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% lower in San Mateo than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Mateo had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CASan Mateo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 San Mateo    12 Reviews

I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

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I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  More

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