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New Orleans, LA vs San Mateo, CA

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Highlights
- San Mateo spends 1.7% less per student than New Orleans.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% higher in San Mateo than in New Orleans. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Mateo had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Orleans
 New Orleans, LASan Mateo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,687  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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Reviews for San Mateo    12 Reviews

I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

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I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  More

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