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Ferndale, WA vs El Cajon, CA

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- El Cajon spends 5.0% less per student than Ferndale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.4% higher in El Cajon than in Ferndale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Cajon had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ferndale
 Ferndale, WAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Ferndale    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Ferndale is expensive. Its a great place, next to the ocean, safe, close to local Bellingham nightlife, lots of scenery and parks but it's just too unaffordable. I'm a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Our property taxes went up 45% this year. Guess we shouldn't have weeded the yard or mowed the lawn! Gas prices are 40 cents per gallon higher than the national  More

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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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