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Gold Canyon, AZ vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 110.2% more per student than Gold Canyon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% higher in San Rafael than in Gold Canyon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gold Canyon
 Gold Canyon, AZSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor730  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Gold Canyon    2 Reviews

If you are looking for a resort like place to live and like being away from big city life but still enjoy being close enough to everything you need this is your place.   More

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Over 8 years ago

Gold Canyon (sometimes incorrectly called Gold Camp) is a beautiful upscale community in Pinal County next to the Superstition Mountain Wilderness, which offers many  More

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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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