2025 Compare Cities Education:
Foster City, CA vs Cambridge, MA

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Highlights
- Cambridge spends 17.3% more per student than Foster City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.4% lower in Cambridge than in Foster City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cambridge had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Foster City
 Foster City, CACambridge, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock15.1%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 Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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