2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ferndale, CA vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 2.9% less per student than Ferndale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% higher in Sacramento than in Ferndale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ferndale
 Ferndale, CASacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.39.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ferndale    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Beautiful town physically, but that's it. The town police chief and city manager are both corrupt and colluding with illegal growers. This town is nothing but  More

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Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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