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Foster City, CA vs Kahului, HI

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- Kahului spends 11.6% less per student than Foster City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% lower in Kahului than in Foster City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kahului had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Foster City
 Foster City, CAKahului, HIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,751$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12324573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Kahului    3 Reviews

I guess they spray for the bugs at the resorts and keep the a/c blasting, but when you live here you're on your own. Having come from California with no bugs and no  More

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Over 17 years ago

This is definitely the most expensive place I have ever  More

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Over 20 years ago

Playground of the rich and not for working  More

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