2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pleasant Hill, CA vs Escondido, CA

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Highlights
- Escondido spends 7.7% more per student than Pleasant Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Escondido than in Pleasant Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escondido had 17.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasant Hill
 Pleasant Hill, CAEscondido, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Pleasant Hill    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

rent is expensive here but it is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great area for families with young children. There are lots of activities and fun things to do. Love the free concerts in the summer at City  More

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Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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