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Malta, NY vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 7.0% less per student than Malta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.1% higher in San Rafael than in Malta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Malta
 Malta, NYSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,880  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Malta    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

As more people move upstate from NY city, Long Island, and New Jersey school taxes continue to  More

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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 16 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 18 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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