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

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Highlights
- Claremont spends 17.4% less per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% higher in Claremont than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Claremont had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato
 Novato, CAClaremont, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%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 Claremont    7 Reviews

Moved to Claremont 4 years ago when I was 46. Love the beauty of the small town (judging by SoCal standards, not beautiful and green the way other states are….there is a  More

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A wonderful college City with a vibrant, fun downtown area. I have lived here for 5 years and it is the best place I ever lived. Close to beach, mountains and desert.  More

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Over 9 years ago

I general the quality of life is really good in Claremont. It is a college town with 4 or 5 graduate schools. It is very small town oriented with a lot of local events.  More

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