2025 Compare Cities Education:
Encinitas, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 29.1% more per student than Encinitas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in San Rafael than in Encinitas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Encinitas
 Encinitas, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Encinitas    14 Reviews

I've lived in many different neighborhoods throughout San Diego over the years. They've all been coastal, from Pt. Loma, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, Solana Beach and  More

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Over 7 years ago

1. Horrible, nightmare traffic with lots of road rage drivers everywhere 2. Extremely high cost of living for small crappy houses / condos 3. Nothing to do, no  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in many locations across the United States and the Caribbean and Encinitas is on my top list of places to live. The people are easy going and the pace  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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