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Foster City, CA vs Edmonds, WA

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- Edmonds spends 11.8% less per student than Foster City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Edmonds than in Foster City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edmonds had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Foster City
 Foster City, CAEdmonds, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 13 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 13 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  More

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