2025 Compare Cities Education:
Smith River, CA vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 10.6% more per student than Smith River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% higher in Fresno than in Smith River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 21.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Smith River
 Smith River, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,103  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Smith River    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Drove into 'metro' Smith River four days ago and the population sign said 2021! Way different number than 866? When did Sperling's Best Places get the  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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