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Fullerton, CA vs Pacifica, CA

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Highlights
- Pacifica spends 31.5% more per student than Fullerton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% lower in Pacifica than in Fullerton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pacifica had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fullerton
 Fullerton, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Fullerton    13 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

ive lived in this city for a very long time, and it is a great and quiet place to live, with some nice shopping areas and great  More

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I have been living and working in Fullerton for almost 20 years now and have seen it change through the years, both for the better and worse. Fullerton is a half  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather here is gorgeous! Warm and rarely rains.  More

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Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 14 years ago

near the  More

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