2025 Compare Cities Education:
Vacaville, CA vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 10.5% more per student than Vacaville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% lower in Fresno than in Vacaville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 12.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vacaville
 Vacaville, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,346  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor867  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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 6 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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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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