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Highland, CA vs Murrieta, CA

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Highlights
- Murrieta spends 4.2% more per student than Highland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% higher in Murrieta than in Highland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murrieta had 20.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland

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 Highland, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,673$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060$12,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,933$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.7423.3616.23
 Students per Librarian13166249534573
 Students per Counselor531526530
 Grade School Educ.9.2%3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%3.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.77.2%92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%30.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.4%30.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.3%7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Highland    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Highland for about 14 years. The East Highland area, where I live, is awesome. Great weather and very nice area with affordable and nice planned  More

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Over 12 years ago

Highland is a bedroom comunity to the LA, Orange County area to the west. We are part of the Redlands School dist. and have two Jr. Colleges near by with Cal State San  More

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Over 12 years ago

Is there alot of crime in Highland? What part of the city is  More

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Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 1 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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ZIPS IN HIGHLAND, CALIFORNIA
92346
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92563 92562

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