2024 Compare Cities Education:
Sunnyvale, CA vs Vacaville, CA

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Highlights
- Vacaville spends 24.1% less per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% higher in Vacaville than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vacaville had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CAVacaville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$11,346$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.592316.23
 Students per Librarian652862534573
 Students per Counselor646867530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%29.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%25.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.9%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.5%0.4%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 Vacaville    10 Reviews

I am a former Bay Area resident who moved to Vacaville to escape the ridiculous cost of living in the Bay. Now, if you are coming from the Bay, this place can seem more  More

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Over 5 years ago

It’s not a bad or dangerous place to live but I believe it doesn’t deserve the 5 stars most people are giving it. I have no idea where these people lived before moving  More

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If you enjoy a sophisticated urban environment, if you're single, if you're highly educated and appreciate access to continuing higher education at the post-graduate  More

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