2025 Compare Cities Education:
Foster City, CA vs Brea, CA

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Highlights
- Brea spends 23.9% less per student than Foster City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% higher in Brea than in Foster City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brea had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Foster City
 Foster City, CABrea, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 18 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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Reviews for Brea    10 Reviews

I have lived in Orange County and Los Angeles County for over 20 years. The cost of living has prompted 3 friends to move to the Central Valley, Oregon and Washington  More

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Over 12 years ago

I loved living here in Brea, CA for over 17 years. It is a great community. For being a small north Orange County city it has a lot to offer. Schools are really  More

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Great city in N. Orange County. Affordable with lots of  More

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