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Taft, CA vs Larkspur, CA

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- Larkspur spends 38.8% more per student than Taft.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% lower in Larkspur than in Taft. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Larkspur had 18.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Taft
 Taft, CALarkspur, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Taft    3 Reviews

J · Taft, CA
Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here over 50 years. It use to be a wonderful place to grow up with a thriving downtown and jobs were plentiful. This is no longer the case in Taft. Jobs are  More

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I've lived in Taft for over 5 years. It's a nice community and very friendly people as long as you get involved, either through school or local churches. I've met many  More

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Over 17 years ago

the city of taft is located in southern California,a small community yet just 20 minutes from a large and thriving city "bakersfield" over 300000 people .amazingly you  More

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Reviews for Larkspur    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Wonderful. safe, clean, beautiful, great  More

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Over 18 years ago

With a population that is 90.37% white, 0.84% black, 4.48% asian, 0.24% native american, and 4.07% 'Other', I would hardly claim that Larkspur is  More

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Over 18 years ago

We really like the area in and around Larkspur, including San Anselmo and Fairfax. In particular, there is access to spectacular open spaces for hiking, biking, etc.  More

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