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Lincoln, CA vs Fontana, CA

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Highlights
- Fontana spends 5.3% less per student than Lincoln.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Fontana than in Lincoln. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fontana had 16.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln
 Lincoln, CAFontana, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lincoln    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Having grown up an “Angelino” and having a very suburban life in the SF Valley, we moved to a Sacramento suburb in mid 80s when it was still an undiscovered gem; I was a  More

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Over 12 years ago

This is a little ranch and farm town just to the north east of Sacramento that several years ago found itself growing like a weed. The downtown area is like many small  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lincoln has grown significantly in the Last 5 years. A lot of beautiful new developments and great communities. I believe, that Lincoln provides great value for money.  More

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Reviews for Fontana    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I bought a house in North Fontana 13 years ago and I was the worst thing I ever did Fontana is trash dirty Rundown graffiti everywhere broken down cars and OMG I'm sick  More

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I was born and raised here and I used to love it, but now I am moving out of it. The truth is that the climate is becoming way too hot. Sure, Fontana has always been  More

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Over 16 years ago

best cop ever, james chick payne!most well built sr. citizen, John Yarros. all gone but not  More

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