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Sunnyvale, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 14.7% more per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in San Rafael than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  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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