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Walnut Creek, CA vs Miami, FL

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Highlights
- Miami spends 22.1% less per student than Walnut Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% lower in Miami than in Walnut Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 18.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Walnut Creek
 Walnut Creek, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 8 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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