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Folsom, CA vs Gulf Shores, AL

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- Gulf Shores spends 14.8% less per student than Folsom.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% lower in Gulf Shores than in Folsom. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gulf Shores had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Folsom
 Folsom, CAGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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