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Indianapolis, IN vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 5.1% more per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.5% higher in Sacramento than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis

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 Indianapolis, INSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,503$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754$12,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,672$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7122.7516.23
 Students per Librarian93163214573
 Students per Counselor613641530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.7%86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%35.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total
ZIPS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
95823, 95822, 95831, 95833, 95835, 95838, 95820, 95824, 95834, 95815, 18 total

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