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Mountain House, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 47.2% more per student than Mountain House.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% lower in San Rafael than in Mountain House. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain House
 Mountain House, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain House    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Mountain house for 11 years. I absolutely love it. You will not find a better sense of community anywhere. The schools are top rated, the people are  More

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Over 5 years ago

After covid 19 world i think it has proven best place to live with its price tag and awesome and diversified neighborhood with lots of parks , good rating schools. I  More

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I have lived in this area for over two years now. Relative quiet, reasonable home prices, new schools, feel of a new community.  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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