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Thermal, CA vs El Cajon, CA

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- El Cajon spends 6.9% more per student than Thermal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in El Cajon than in Thermal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Cajon had 305.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thermal
 Thermal, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.3.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.0.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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