2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pacifica, CA vs Vacaville, CA

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Highlights
- Vacaville spends 30.5% less per student than Pacifica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% higher in Vacaville than in Pacifica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vacaville had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pacifica
 Pacifica, CAVacaville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62534573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Reviews for Vacaville    10 Reviews

I am a former Bay Area resident who moved to Vacaville to escape the ridiculous cost of living in the Bay. Now, if you are coming from the Bay, this place can seem more  More

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Over 6 years ago

It’s not a bad or dangerous place to live but I believe it doesn’t deserve the 5 stars most people are giving it. I have no idea where these people lived before moving  More

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If you enjoy a sophisticated urban environment, if you're single, if you're highly educated and appreciate access to continuing higher education at the post-graduate  More

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