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Richmond, CA vs Encinitas, CA

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Highlights
- Encinitas spends 7.7% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Encinitas than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Encinitas had 20.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, CAEncinitas, 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.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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Reviews for Encinitas    14 Reviews

I've lived in many different neighborhoods throughout San Diego over the years. They've all been coastal, from Pt. Loma, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, Solana Beach and  More

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Over 7 years ago

1. Horrible, nightmare traffic with lots of road rage drivers everywhere 2. Extremely high cost of living for small crappy houses / condos 3. Nothing to do, no  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in many locations across the United States and the Caribbean and Encinitas is on my top list of places to live. The people are easy going and the pace  More

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