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Ross, CA vs Pacifica, CA

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Highlights
- Pacifica spends 4.9% less per student than Ross.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Pacifica than in Ross. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pacifica had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ross
 Ross, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Ross    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Ross is a small, very safe town (own police department) in the SF Bay Area. Housing in very expensive. It is very family oriented. Much of the social life is focused  More

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Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 13 years ago

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