2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lincoln, CA vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 1.4% less per student than Lincoln.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Irvine than in Lincoln. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln
 Lincoln, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lincoln    8 Reviews

Over 5 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 11 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 18 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 Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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