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San Francisco, CA vs Albany, CA

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Highlights
- Albany spends 15.4% less per student than San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% higher in Albany than in San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Francisco
 San Francisco, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,279  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.4%1.5%
Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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