2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Charles, MO vs El Cajon, CA

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- El Cajon spends 11.2% more per student than St. Charles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.8% higher in El Cajon than in St. Charles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Cajon had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Charles
 St. Charles, MOEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor302  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for St. Charles    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I grew up here and I loved everything about the county. There are thousands of little trails all over the place, so when I was a child we would always go running around  More

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Over 10 years ago

It is way too hot & humid here in the summer. Winters are great, except for a lack of  More

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Good growth, decent economics, below average politics. School system above  More

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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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