2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Clara, UT vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 140.8% more per student than Santa Clara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% lower in San Rafael than in Santa Clara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clara
 Santa Clara, UTSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Clara    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Perfect from October to May or June. Extremely hot & dry during the summer - very similar to Las  More

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Over 19 years ago

Santa Clara is growing fast. Wonderful community to raise kids with a wonderful view of the red rocks. Tends to get hot in the summer  More

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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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