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Escondido, CA vs Westminster, CA

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- Westminster spends 6.6% less per student than Escondido.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in Westminster than in Escondido. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westminster had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Escondido
 Escondido, CAWestminster, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Westminster    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

The weather patterns have been slowly changing over the past three years. Sun burns off the fog in the morning hours from early June through July over past 3 years.   More

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Over 16 years ago

Westminster is a very busy, albeit somewhatsafer area to live. It's nicely located not far from freeways or the beach, has a good mall and plenty of shopping options.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great weather year round. Summers are usually in the high 70s-80s, and occasionally peak in the low 90s. Winters are moderate (70's). You can literally ski, hike  More

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