2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fall River, MA vs San Diego, CA

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Highlights
- San Diego spends 19.5% less per student than Fall River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 74.9% higher in San Diego than in Fall River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Diego had 18.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fall River
 Fall River, MASan Diego, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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Reviews for San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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