2025 Compare Cities Education:
Stamford, CT vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Berkeley spends 22.6% less per student than Stamford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.2% higher in Berkeley than in Stamford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Berkeley had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Stamford
 Stamford, CTBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Stamford    22 Reviews

I've lived here for about 6 months and actually love it! I lived on Long Island, Queens, and Brooklyn here and there for 11 years, and you definitely appreciate how much  More

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I lived here 4 yrs coming from NY fir a better life for my son. I live with suster cant afford something on my own because for a 2 bdrm its over 2300 . Too many luxury  More

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Over 10 years ago

Fairfield county connecticut is the most expensive fully adjusted place to live in the contninental us. and its in  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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