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Santa Clara, CA vs Burlingame, CA

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Highlights
- Burlingame spends 9.2% more per student than Santa Clara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Burlingame than in Santa Clara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlingame had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clara
 Santa Clara, CABurlingame, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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Reviews for Burlingame    4 Reviews

Burlingame is about half way between Silicon Valley and SF. It is a narrow piece of land stuck between 101 and the mountain foothills. Whereas quality of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Even being in the top 5% earning bracket of the entire county, one needs to keep your head down and plow through. It is too easy to become obsesesed with the cost of  More

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If you are young and just starting out, this is not the city for you. A tiny condo can cost five hundred thousand in a decent area. I would not advise first time home  More

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