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Escondido, CA vs Madera, CA

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Highlights
- Madera spends 3.9% more per student than Escondido.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Madera than in Escondido. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 24.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Escondido
 Escondido, CAMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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