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Vallejo, CA vs Lafayette, CA

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 8.8% more per student than Vallejo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Lafayette than in Vallejo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 12.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vallejo
 Vallejo, CALafayette, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,346  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor867  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Vallejo    32 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If you move to Vallejo, you will quickly realize that you're paying a lot of money to live in well-polished squalor. I moved to Vallejo in mid-2008 just as the city  More

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Over 7 years ago

I would love to live in a place where there are not fireworks all year round or gunshots every night. Police are understaffed and overworked and this is coming from a  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in Vallejo for 5 years I moved here from Alameda California where I spent about 3 years and before that was in Seattle for 18 years. People said to  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Living in Lafayette is wonderful, if you can afford it! The rolling hills, the great schools and the climate make this a great place to  More

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Great place to raise kids, nice restaurants and some good stores. A bit sparse on things like theaters etc. Weather in Summer is HOT HOT HOT. Bring sunblock and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Summers are too cool due to marine  More

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