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Soledad, CA vs Benicia, CA

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Highlights
- Benicia spends 9.2% less per student than Soledad.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in Benicia than in Soledad. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benicia had 69.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Soledad
 Soledad, CABenicia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62534573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.18.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.5.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Soledad    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

First of all, Soledad is not a beach town. It is located about 45 min from the nearest popular beach. Second, it is windy everyday for a few hours. Third, texcept for  More

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Over 15 years ago

Soledad is a small town, and there really isn't much to do in the city itself, we don't even have a target. But Salinas, a mid size city is within 30 miles. One thing  More

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Reviews for Benicia    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Formerly an out of the way set of signs on the freeways noticed on the way out of town, with a reputation for refineries, Benicia has transformed over the years into a  More

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i've lived lots of places and benicia is by far the worst. th kist here (12-20) are jerks, they jump infront of cars, run around the stores like crazy people and are  More

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I'm a Californian who doesn't like cars, traffic or driving. That's why I moved to Benicia, so I could walk to work if I wanted. After work, I really don't need a car  More

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