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Wasilla, AK vs El Cajon, CA

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Highlights
- El Cajon spends 7.4% more per student than Wasilla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% higher in El Cajon than in Wasilla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Cajon had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wasilla
 Wasilla, AKEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor448  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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