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Los Altos, CA vs Encinitas, CA

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Highlights
- Encinitas spends 11.1% less per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Encinitas than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Encinitas had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CAEncinitas, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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Reviews for Encinitas    14 Reviews

I've lived in many different neighborhoods throughout San Diego over the years. They've all been coastal, from Pt. Loma, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, Solana Beach and  More

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Over 7 years ago

1. Horrible, nightmare traffic with lots of road rage drivers everywhere 2. Extremely high cost of living for small crappy houses / condos 3. Nothing to do, no  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in many locations across the United States and the Caribbean and Encinitas is on my top list of places to live. The people are easy going and the pace  More

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