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Folsom, CA vs Decatur, AL

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- Decatur spends 20.9% less per student than Folsom.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% lower in Decatur than in Folsom. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Folsom
 Folsom, CADecatur, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
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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Reviews for Decatur    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville about 6 months ago. I love it! Traffic is mostly light, even at rush hour. You have enough shopping amenities here you rarely have to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur three months ago from Huntsville and I am very satisfied with the city. Decatur boasts many amenities: on the river, surrounded on two sides by  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville a little over a year ago. I'm just not a big fan for a few reasons. #1 Brownsferry Nuclear Power Plant is exactly 10.43 miles from my  More

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