2025 Compare Cities Education:
Garland, TX vs Escondido, CA

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Highlights
- Escondido spends 24.2% more per student than Garland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.9% higher in Escondido than in Garland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escondido had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Garland
 Garland, TXEscondido, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Garland    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The Garland PD has evolved into a very professional force.When I moved here in the mid 80s, it was ' cowboy cops'. As a volunteer I have worked with the PD and seen a  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Garland in 1985 coming from 10 years in other countries, NY,CT,HI,OR. I saw potential and must commend out police , fire water and sanitation depts. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

Too  More

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Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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