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San Carlos, CA vs Rio Vista, CA

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Highlights
- Rio Vista spends 30.5% less per student than San Carlos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% higher in Rio Vista than in San Carlos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Vista had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Carlos
 San Carlos, CARio Vista, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62534573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for San Carlos    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived in San Carlos for over 15 years and absolutely love it! There is a great mix of age groups and it is becoming more ethnically diverse. Kids play on my  More

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Reviews for Rio Vista    2 Reviews

Known as “the Gateway to the Delta”, Rio Vista is located in the heart of the California Delta on the Sacramento River. The views along the wide river bring to mind the  More

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There is plenty to be had in Rio Vista, particularly if you like dead animal heads on a bar wall (Fosters Big Horn) and a state of the art fish cleaning station located  More

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