2025 Compare Cities Education:
Morro Bay, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 32.7% more per student than Morro Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in San Rafael than in Morro Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Morro Bay
 Morro Bay, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Morro Bay    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Morro Bay is mostly a small,quiet,working fishing and retirement community.It is located approximately 12 miles north of San Luis Obispo,Ca.The weather here is mild most  More

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Beautiful area, right on the ocean, cool huge rock in the water. I love the small, walkable community and the farmers market is awesome. The temperature is always  More

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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 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 15 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 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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