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Washington, DC vs San Bernardino, CA

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- San Bernardino spends 51.5% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 95.2% higher in San Bernardino than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Bernardino had 23.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCSan Bernardino, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock71.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for San Bernardino    19 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in san bernardino for now 8 years, id definitely say la is way better, from just looks to safety. i've seen a lot of sh*t happen here an it's sad. i never leave  More

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This place is the biggest county in all the United States, and it is also the biggest **** hole in the United States. It is a historical place with a tremendous story to  More

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Over 7 years ago

While I do believe the average housing price is slightly off (it is listed at $229,000, but it's actually more like $250,000), San Bernardino is still one of the most  More

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