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Hanford, CA vs Escondido, CA

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Highlights
- Escondido spends 3.5% more per student than Hanford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Escondido than in Hanford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escondido had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hanford
 Hanford, CAEscondido, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,825  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor557  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Hanford    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Hanford is a beautiful little town to live in. The only exception is the air quality that is usually poor during 70 percent of the year. The additional spring and summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

A nice clean town. Moved here from Panama City, FL. The atmosphere in Hanford is a lot nicer than it was  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 10 years ago

Good cost of  More

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