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Altadena, CA vs Sierra Madre, CA

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- Sierra Madre spends 0.0% less per student than Altadena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Sierra Madre than in Altadena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sierra Madre had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Altadena
 Altadena, CASierra Madre, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Altadena    1 Reviews
Les · Altadena, CA
Altadena: High and Dry in L.A.
Over 15 years ago

I live just above the 1500 foot elevation at the edge of the San Gabriel Mountains in the L.A. suburb of Altadena--just above Pasadena. We're above the low morning fog  More

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Reviews for Sierra Madre    2 Reviews
Lorie · Sierra Madre, CA
Small town atmosphere near Los Angeles
Over 11 years ago

Sierra Madre is a great place to live if you enjoy a small town atmosphere while being close to the vibrancy of a big city. It has nice restaurants, boutique shops and  More

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Eve · Sierra Madre, CA
A Great Place to Live.
Over 20 years ago

Sierra Madre is still much a 1950's town. We still help out our neighbors, we have block parties to get acquained with new neighbors, and it's just a happy, friendly  More

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