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Round Rock, TX vs Folsom, CA

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- Folsom spends 20.8% more per student than Round Rock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.4% higher in Folsom than in Round Rock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Folsom had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Round Rock
 Round Rock, TXFolsom, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Round Rock    28 Reviews

I plan on relocating from Amarillo to Round Rock or one of the suburbs north of Austin with my wife and kids. I would like to know what people can tell me about the job  More

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Round Rock has a booming real estate market. It is one of the fastest growing communities in America. If you need more info about home buying in Round Rock, or anywhere  More

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We moved from Southern CA, we first lived at beach for many years in SD, then high desert (Hesperia). BEST MOVE I'VE EVER MADE IN MY LIFE!! The weather is great, the  More

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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 13 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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