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Monterey, CA vs Spokane, WA

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Highlights
- Spokane spends 14.9% more per student than Monterey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.9% lower in Spokane than in Monterey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Monterey

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 Monterey, CASpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,375$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156$13,157$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,645$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.7316.5416.23
 Students per Librarian2895218994573
 Students per Counselor526368530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.8%93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%25.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.0%32.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.4%8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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ZIPS IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
93940 93943
ZIPS IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
99208, 99205, 99223, 99207, 99203, 99224, 99202, 99217, 99201, 99026, 11 total

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