2025 Compare Cities Education:
San Rafael, CA vs San Anselmo, CA

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- San Anselmo spends 0.0% less per student than San Rafael.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in San Anselmo than in San Rafael. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Anselmo had 13.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Rafael
 San Rafael, CASan Anselmo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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Reviews for San Anselmo    3 Reviews

I've lived here for over forty five years and I can't wait to leave! The cost of living is ridiculous and, though the statistics about population growth always appear  More

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We love, love, love San Anselmo. It has great schools, is very walkable/bikeable, is not a far walk or bike from that funky town of Fairfax, everyone is friendly! Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

We love it here, but the cost of housing is astronomical, and has us rethinking whether we can stay here much longer. Considering first mortgage, second mortgage and  More

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