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Alturas, CA vs McKinleyville, CA

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- McKinleyville spends 25.8% more per student than Alturas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% higher in McKinleyville than in Alturas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McKinleyville had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alturas
 Alturas, CAMcKinleyville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,703$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,149  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock70434573
 Students per Counselor0  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews
Dean  · Huntington Beach, CA
Crime?
Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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norman · Menifee, CA
A jewel beside the wild mountains.
Over 5 years ago

I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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jeff · North Platte, NE
property
Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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Reviews for Mckinleyville    1 Reviews
Daria · McKinleyville, CA
Good small town feel, but limited
Over 16 years ago

McKinleyville, CA, just north of the college town of Arcata is more of a bedroom community than real town. It is right on the Pacific Ocean, is quiet, and safe. Its  More

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