2024 Compare Cities Education:
Murrieta, CA vs Arcadia, CA

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Highlights
- Arcadia spends 13.9% more per student than Murrieta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in Arcadia than in Murrieta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arcadia had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murrieta
 Murrieta, CAArcadia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,296$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,941$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.3621.8616.23
 Students per Librarian2495365654573
 Students per Counselor526380530
 Grade School Educ.3.3%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.8%92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%12.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.8%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%55.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.5%13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 1 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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Reviews for Arcadia    4 Reviews

Hi, We live in the city of Los Angeles, a total nightmare for us who lived in Texas for more than 5 years. We have job offers in both Arcadia, CA and in Round Rock  More

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Over 13 years ago

We like a neighborhood which has a lot tree and decent parks. Also, we prefer a place where are convient for restaurant, grocery, shopping mall, and library. Believe or  More

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Over 14 years ago

Arcadia has fairly good weather except for a few extra hot summer days. Rainy weather has been less over the last few years, so a bit of a drought exists. Air quality  More

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