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Redwood City, CA vs El Dorado Hills, CA

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- El Dorado Hills spends 41.8% less per student than Redwood City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in El Dorado Hills than in Redwood City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Dorado Hills had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Redwood City
 Redwood City, CAEl Dorado Hills, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
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 Dorado Hills    8 Reviews

I just moved up here from the bay area and I cannot believe the differences in many ways: The first is the air quality - we can breathe! My son has severe asthma and  More

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Over 10 years ago

El Dorado Hills is a nice place to live and there are a lot of Neo-Rich folks here if you like that kind of crowd. But be warned if you are a parent with high school  More

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El Dorado Hills has outstanding public schools. Definitely a great reason to live in this Sacramento Metro Area  More

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