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Folsom, CA vs Golden, CO

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Highlights
- Golden spends 12.7% less per student than Folsom.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% lower in Golden than in Folsom. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Golden had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Folsom
 Folsom, CAGolden, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,308$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6574573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Golden    5 Reviews

...6 months of winter from the first snowfall to the last. Lots of warm, sunny days in between. However...just when you think you can get out your shorts and sandals,  More

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It doesn't get any better than this little town, nestled between two stunning mesas. Beauty abounds in every direction. You have that "small town feel" but are just  More

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Over 11 years ago

Golden is a fantastic place to have a family! Close to metro Denver, but close to the mountains and all its recreation. The schools are very good! My boys are 5 and  More

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