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

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Highlights
- Fontana spends 27.0% less per student than Foster City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% higher in Fontana than in Foster City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fontana had 18.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Foster City
 Foster City, CAFontana, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Fontana    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I bought a house in North Fontana 13 years ago and I was the worst thing I ever did Fontana is trash dirty Rundown graffiti everywhere broken down cars and OMG I'm sick  More

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I was born and raised here and I used to love it, but now I am moving out of it. The truth is that the climate is becoming way too hot. Sure, Fontana has always been  More

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Over 15 years ago

best cop ever, james chick payne!most well built sr. citizen, John Yarros. all gone but not  More

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