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Redwood City, CA vs El Cajon, CA

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- El Cajon spends 18.6% less per student than Redwood City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% higher in El Cajon than in Redwood City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Cajon had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Redwood City

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 Redwood City, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,087$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457$13,161$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,271$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.7922.6516.23
 Students per Librarian8055187444573
 Students per Counselor431513530
 Grade School Educ.6.3%8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%5.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%25.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%23.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.1%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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ZIPS IN REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA
94061 94063 94062 94065
ZIPS IN EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA
92021 92020

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