2025 Compare Cities Education:
Parkland, FL vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 30.0% more per student than Parkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% higher in Sacramento than in Parkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkland
 Parkland, FLSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 11 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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