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Lincoln, CA vs San Francisco, CA

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Highlights
- San Francisco spends 35.6% more per student than Lincoln.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in San Francisco than in Lincoln. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Francisco had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln
 Lincoln, CASan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,016$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12964573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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