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Ladera Ranch, CA vs El Cajon, CA

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- El Cajon spends 7.1% more per student than Ladera Ranch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in El Cajon than in Ladera Ranch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Cajon had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ladera Ranch
 Ladera Ranch, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Ladera Ranch    2 Reviews

I've lived in Ladera for 18 years and, after looking around the country to see if it's worth moving, I've concluded Ladera is the best place to live. Not perfect, but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 7 years and it's one of my favorite places. Yes, it has some of the OC snobbiness, but I still rated it 5 stars because you can control who you hang  More

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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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