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Vancouver, WA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 10.5% more per student than Vancouver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% higher in San Rafael than in Vancouver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vancouver

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 Vancouver, WASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,098$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$14,962$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,102$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1319.8416.23
 Students per Librarian104241414573
 Students per Counselor373508530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%4.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.0%86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%18.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%50.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  More

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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 14 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 16 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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ZIPS IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
98682 98661 98683 98684 98664 98663 98660
ZIPS IN SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
94901 94903 94964

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