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

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- Sacramento spends 27.8% less per student than Larkspur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Sacramento than in Larkspur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Larkspur
 Larkspur, CASacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Larkspur    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Wonderful. safe, clean, beautiful, great  More

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Over 18 years ago

With a population that is 90.37% white, 0.84% black, 4.48% asian, 0.24% native american, and 4.07% 'Other', I would hardly claim that Larkspur is  More

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Over 18 years ago

We really like the area in and around Larkspur, including San Anselmo and Fairfax. In particular, there is access to spectacular open spaces for hiking, biking, etc.  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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