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San Marcos, TX vs Solana Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Solana Beach spends 16.5% more per student than San Marcos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.7% higher in Solana Beach than in San Marcos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Solana Beach had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Marcos
 San Marcos, TXSolana Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 17 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 18 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More

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Reviews for Solana Beach    3 Reviews

I've lived in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Venice Beach, Hermosa Beach, San Luis Obispo, Carlsbad, Encinitas and my wife and I saved up every penny we could to buy a  More

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Rent has skyrocketed in Solana Beach in the past ten years. High rent and more people cramming into single person rental units.   More

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Over 21 years ago

Very expensive. Being from east coast it was hard because people dont speak to you in normal situations..example , picking up kids from school ..if you pass a parent  More

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