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Richardson, TX vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 15.7% more per student than Richardson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.6% higher in Sacramento than in Richardson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richardson
 Richardson, TXSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Richardson    6 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Lived in Richardson for 40 years and it's home. Good schools, hospitals, emergency services, retail and restaurants. Fair weather and slightly high but reasonable cost  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's great to live in a neighborhood. Better yet a community. It is relatively quiet and peaceful. Having lived in the city (Dallas) for a number of years it was a  More

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Over 18 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Richardson for 4 years now. Richardson is like anywhere else in terms of it depends on what you are looking for. Richardson has a lot of  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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