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Madera, CA vs San Diego, CA

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Highlights
- San Diego spends 3.8% less per student than Madera.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% higher in San Diego than in Madera. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Diego had 49.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madera
 Madera, CASan Diego, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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Reviews for San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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