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Novato, CA vs Issaquah, WA

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Highlights
- Issaquah spends 4.9% less per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% lower in Issaquah than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Issaquah had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato
 Novato, CAIssaquah, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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