2025 Compare Cities Education:
Greensboro, NC vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 98.2% more per student than Greensboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.8% higher in San Rafael than in Greensboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greensboro
 Greensboro, NCSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,101  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Greensboro    56 Reviews

I have lived in this city for 14 years. I am 50 and lived at different places. This is where I lived the longest and I am loving it. It has that sweet balance everyone  More

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I have lived in Greensboro for almost 30 years. Moved here in the 8th grade from Long Beach California. We literally fell in love with this great state and Greensboro in  More

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Over 3 years ago

Born and raised here. Yes some crime like everywhere else, but overall, I'm not afraid to be out at night. You might like some areas right outside of the city..  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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