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Imperial Beach, CA vs Madera, CA

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- Madera spends 3.9% more per student than Imperial Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Madera than in Imperial Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 30.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Imperial Beach
 Imperial Beach, CAMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Imperial Beach    5 Reviews
richard  · Imperial Beach, CA
the spot
Over 13 years ago

In my opinion, imperial beach is the best place to live. IB is the perfect place to raise a family. It has the perfect amount of the good and the bad.  More

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Sean · Imperial Beach, CA
Great beach, but terrible schools and still presen
Over 18 years ago

My wife and I moved here from Chula Vista, CA before we knew she was pregnant, attracted by the opportunity to live right near the ocean; in a small, albeit somewhat  More

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IDaveZ · Imperial Beach, CA
Great Housing
Over 19 years ago

Come live in San Diego's most affordable beach community...Imperial  More

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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews
christina · Madera, CA
I live in the Ranchos in Madera well crime just re
Over 11 years ago

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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Steve · Madera, CA
Housing and Population in Madera, Ca.
Over 16 years ago

I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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