2025 Compare Cities Education:
Novato, CA vs Belmont, CA

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Highlights
- Belmont spends 4.9% less per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Belmont than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belmont had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato
 Novato, CABelmont, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.3%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 Belmont    2 Reviews

San Jose is within 25 miles to the South, San Francisco within 25 miles to the North. Half-moon bay (the coast) within 25 miles to the west, and Berkley/Oakland are  More

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Over 18 years ago

...if one is lucky and rich enough to avoid the native populace. Belmont lies in a corrador south of the race track where the proud tradition of vice continues to this  More

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