2025 Compare Cities Education:
Flagstaff, AZ vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Berkeley spends 46.8% more per student than Flagstaff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.3% higher in Berkeley than in Flagstaff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Berkeley had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Flagstaff
 Flagstaff, AZBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Flagstaff    50 Reviews

Amber · 

Flagstaff is absolutely the perfect place to call home. Especially for families. 4 perfectly balanced seasons. None too extreme and all beautiful. Ridiculously safe!  More

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Leah · 

I've lived here for one year and have to move because the cost to rent here is astronomical. I've been paying $2550/month and now for a comparable home it is $2900 and  More

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Every place depends on what you are looking for. So I will say a bit about me so you can assess where the review is coming from. I am a professional, single, female  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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