2025 Compare Cities Education:
San Fernando, CA vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 12.3% less per student than San Fernando.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Irvine than in San Fernando. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 50.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Fernando
 San Fernando, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%1.5%
Reviews for San Fernando    8 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

ITS NICE AND PEACEFUL AREA, WITH A GOOD  More

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To start off with this entry is for the City of San Fernando not the San Fernando Valley as whole. I wish people talking about the Valley as a whole and the many  More

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I have lived in the San Fernando Valley practically my entire life. This is a part of Los Angeles that is far enough from the bustling downtown areas yet still with  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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