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San Francisco, CA vs Elk Grove, CA

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Highlights
- Elk Grove spends 27.5% less per student than San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in Elk Grove than in San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk Grove had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Francisco
 San Francisco, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,279  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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