2025 Compare Cities Education:
Solana Beach, CA vs Fairfield, CA

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Highlights
- Fairfield spends 14.6% less per student than Solana Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% higher in Fairfield than in Solana Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairfield had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Solana Beach
 Solana Beach, CAFairfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62534573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Solana Beach    3 Reviews

I've lived in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Venice Beach, Hermosa Beach, San Luis Obispo, Carlsbad, Encinitas and my wife and I saved up every penny we could to buy a  More

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Rent has skyrocketed in Solana Beach in the past ten years. High rent and more people cramming into single person rental units.   More

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Over 20 years ago

Very expensive. Being from east coast it was hard because people dont speak to you in normal situations..example , picking up kids from school ..if you pass a parent  More

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Reviews for Fairfield    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years. On the up side, housing is affordable. The downside, there is nothing to do here. The city lacks community events and an a nice downtown. We  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am finding out the cost of living here in Fairfield is way too high for my retirement. I am looking for a place where the cost of living is in line with my retirement  More

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Over 14 years ago

good  More

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