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Miami, FL vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 78.3% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in San Rafael than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  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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