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Los Angeles, CA vs South San Francisco, CA

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- South San Francisco spends 15.3% more per student than Los Angeles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in South San Francisco than in Los Angeles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South San Francisco had 13.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Angeles
 Los Angeles, CASouth San Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 4 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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Reviews for South San Francisco    5 Reviews

It's amazing, but many, many people, including people who live in SF, think that SSF is just a part of SF. Not true. We're right across the highway from SFO, which is  More

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Over 17 years ago

One frustrating thing about South City weather is the number of overcast & foggy days, as compared to other nearby cities on the Peninsula. You can literally look  More

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Over 19 years ago

Been living in bayview hunters point for about 12 years now. What I can say that it's a rough place to live, no one cares about us and the mayor of San Francisco  More

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