2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntington Beach, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 38.2% more per student than Huntington Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% lower in San Rafael than in Huntington Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntington Beach
 Huntington Beach, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Huntington Beach    33 Reviews

Lived here for a couple months now. Love the beach and the weather. Nice boardwalk to walk or ride your bike. Overall nice clean feel and vibe. Only move here if you  More

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Over 7 years ago

Overdevelopment has ruined the city, Housing is overpriced - overseas investors, corporate housing, sober living houses (there are many throughout the city) and AirB&B  More

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Over 10 years ago

The population of Huntington Beach is much more than that. It was actually 199,189 according to the city's  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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