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Salinas, CA vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City spends 30.6% more per student than Salinas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Redwood City than in Salinas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redwood City had 42.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salinas
 Salinas, CARedwood City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Salinas    15 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Sacred Heart School is a fine Catholic school in the heart of Salinas, Ca. Victoria Torcolini was principal of this PK-8 school from 2006-2009. Under her leadership, SHS  More

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Over 14 years ago

I Was born and raise in salinas. In 2006 my family moved to the central valley. I moved back to salinas in 2011. I moved back Because I got a better job in Carmel. I  More

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Salinas, California has some of the best weather in Central California. I love looking out at the mountain ranges that line the Salinas River Valley. It's a shame that  More

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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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