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Fishers, IN vs Folsom, CA

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- Folsom spends 8.8% more per student than Fishers.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.4% higher in Folsom than in Fishers. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Folsom had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fishers
 Fishers, INFolsom, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Fishers    13 Reviews

I am a single male in his 20's who moved here for work. I bought a nice 4 bedroom house for dirt cheap. Unfortunately I'm not sure if that was the right move. Nightlife  More

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I moved to Fishers 2 1/2 years ago for a new job in nearby Indianapolis. Since then I've taken a work from home job, so it doesn't matter where I live. Fishers has been  More

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Over 15 years ago

Fishers, Indiana is a nice town within commute distance from indianapolis. Homes are nice and crime is low. Seasons are mild but I would rather live somewhere with warm  More

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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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