2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, CA vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 0.3% more per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% higher in Sacramento than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 12.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, CASacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lafayette    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Living in Lafayette is wonderful, if you can afford it! The rolling hills, the great schools and the climate make this a great place to  More

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Great place to raise kids, nice restaurants and some good stores. A bit sparse on things like theaters etc. Weather in Summer is HOT HOT HOT. Bring sunblock and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Summers are too cool due to marine  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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