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Folsom, CA vs Gainesville, FL

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- Gainesville spends 24.1% less per student than Folsom.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% lower in Gainesville than in Folsom. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Folsom
 Folsom, CAGainesville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,572$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,555$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4044573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 11 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 13 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 Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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