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Grass Valley, CA vs Fortuna, CA

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Highlights
- Fortuna spends 29.5% less per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Fortuna than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fortuna had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley

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 Grass Valley, CAFortuna, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,261$15,703$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261$13,439$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,309$7,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.9718.8816.23
 Students per Librarian840270434573
 Students per Counselor433659530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%5.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%29.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%21.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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Reviews for Fortuna    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Fortuna, many people I grew up with still live there. I wish I could take my son and move back there to raise him. There is so much to learn from there.   More

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Over 10 years ago

Temperatures are moderate throughout the year. Median avg temp is 50-60 degrees. Little to no snow in winter and a lost less rain than in the Seattle! Down side is  More

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Over 10 years ago

Temperatures are moderate throughout the year. Median avg temp is 50-60 degrees. Little to no snow in winter and a lost less rain than in the Seattle! Down side is  More

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ZIPS IN GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
95945
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95540

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