2025 Compare Cities Education:
Simi Valley, CA vs San Francisco, CA

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Highlights
- San Francisco spends 47.4% more per student than Simi Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% lower in San Francisco than in Simi Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Francisco had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Simi Valley
 Simi Valley, CASan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,016$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12964573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Simi Valley    22 Reviews

I've live in two different neighborhoods since fall of 1996 and depending on the neighborhood you're quality of life experience will vary. The price of housing is such  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Simi Valley for 23 Years. I love it here but due to the cost of living am looking to relocate to another state/City where my money will go further. Simi  More

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Over 16 years ago

simi valley is a very nice place to live within the shadow of the LA metro area. it has low crime and reasonable housing costs with ready access to indoor and outdoor  More

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Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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