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Sugar Land, TX vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 52.9% more per student than Sugar Land.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.2% higher in San Rafael than in Sugar Land. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sugar Land
 Sugar Land, TXSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,004  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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