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Evanston, IL vs Foster City, CA

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Highlights
- Foster City spends 8.3% less per student than Evanston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.7% higher in Foster City than in Evanston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Foster City had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Evanston
 Evanston, ILFoster City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 18 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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