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Sonora, CA vs Boulder Creek, CA

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Highlights
- Boulder Creek spends 16.5% more per student than Sonora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% higher in Boulder Creek than in Sonora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder Creek had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sonora

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 Sonora, CABoulder Creek, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,052$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,803$13,552$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,808$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.9621.8416.23
 Students per Librarian062714573
 Students per Counselor721473530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.9%97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%28.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.9%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%38.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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Reviews for Boulder Creek    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

even with Prop 13 property taxes are high. My taxes have incresed from $1200 a year in 1990 to over $8000 a year now. Coffee is $1.50 a cup. Milk $3.50 a  More

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A wonderful place if you love the forest. Plenty of activities, camping,hiking,fishing and mountain dining. Very close to Santa Cruz beaches, restaurants, entertainment  More

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Over 17 years ago

Boulder Creek, CA is in the Santa Cruz mountains near San Jose, CA. It is a beautiful, woodsy mountain area with wonderful climate. It's hard to believe that the overly  More

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ZIPS IN SONORA, CALIFORNIA
95370
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95006

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