2025 Compare Cities Education:
Falmouth, ME vs Novato, CA

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Highlights
- Novato spends 18.7% more per student than Falmouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.4% higher in Novato than in Falmouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Novato had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Falmouth
 Falmouth, MENovato, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Falmouth    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Falmouth borders Portland, Maines largest city, so the nationally reconginized resturants, vibrant arts community, festivals, and shopping are all close. For the size  More

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Falmouth K-12 schools consistantly score high on the states standardized tests. While my daughter was in private schools in CA, I am confortable with the education  More

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Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 11 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  More

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