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Los Altos, CA vs Escondido, CA

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Highlights
- Escondido spends 11.1% less per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Escondido than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escondido had 19.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CAEscondido, 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.  Unlock13.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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