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Living in Marin and wondering what you are getting for your money other than the gorgeous settings, open space, beautiful views, mild weather, quaint towns, green environment, easy commute and many other enviable qualities which make Marin county one of the best places to live in the country?

You are getting one of the best schools for your money in the country!

Forbes Magazine started with a pool of 775 counties across the U.S. that have high property taxes and population greater than 65,000 and rated Marin County Schools the best school district for the money in the country in their July, 2007 issue. “Winners in this rating system are counties whose schools deliver high performance at low cost. With property taxes rising accross the coutry, Forbes looked at per-pupile spending in public schools and weighted it against student performance – college entrance exam scores (SAT or ACT, depending on which is more common in the state), exam participation rates and graduation rates.

In 2004, Marin county spent an average of $9,356 ($6,579 adjusted for the cost of living relative to other metro areas in the U.S.) per pupil, among the lowest education expenditures in the country. But in return, Marin has 968% of its seniors graudated, 60.4% seniors took SAT, and scored a mean 1133 out 1600.

Other California counties in the Forbes study, Santa Clara placed 17th, San Mateo county came in at 21 and Napa county rated 28.

Links:  Marin County Schools,  Marin County Schoosl API Index, Marin County Towns