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San Francisco, CA vs Richmond, CA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 27.7% less per student than San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% higher in Richmond than in San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Francisco
 San Francisco, CARichmond, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,279  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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