2026 Compare Cities Education:
Plantation, FL vs Foster City, CA

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Highlights
- Foster City spends 71.3% more per student than Plantation.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% higher in Foster City than in Plantation. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Foster City had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plantation
 Plantation, FLFoster City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Plantation    16 Reviews

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 13 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 19 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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