2025 Compare Cities Education:
Novato, CA vs Astoria, OR

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Highlights
- Astoria spends 46.4% more per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% lower in Astoria than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Astoria had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato
 Novato, CAAstoria, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,752$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5104573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 11 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  More

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Reviews for Astoria    7 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 9 months now. First, what I like: This place is absolutely beautiful, very close to nature, with great beaches, waterfalls, forests, and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Astoria, OR for over 5 years and have also visited this town for my entire 60 years. There is no better place in the US to live. My house has the best  More

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Over 14 years ago

I went there to visit during June of 2011. I can tell you that Astoria is a very nice town. Its very green with tall trees on hills and grass very green compare to where  More

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