2025 Compare Cities Education:
San Rafael, CA vs The Woodlands, TX

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- The Woodlands spends 44.7% less per student than San Rafael.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% lower in The Woodlands than in San Rafael. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- The Woodlands had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Rafael
 San Rafael, CAThe Woodlands, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,677$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,696$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 The Woodlands    25 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The Woodlands is like nowhere I've ever lived before. The neighborhoods are tucked away in woods and often very quiet. There are greenbelts and some amazing walking  More

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I moved to The Woodlands in 1993. Then it was a safe place to live and great place to raise children. Today however beautiful forest, restaurant's and shopping it's not  More

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Over 10 years ago

Some parents rave about the education system here but more and more parents are home schooling in our area. The ones that rave about it are the ones who are enjoying  More

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