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Arroyo Grande, CA vs Shingletown, CA

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- Shingletown spends 6.1% less per student than Arroyo Grande.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Shingletown than in Arroyo Grande. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shingletown had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arroyo Grande
 Arroyo Grande, CAShingletown, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,940$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,803$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock801424573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Arroyo Grande    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arroyo Grande is a nice place to live. However, it is rather expensive for many people. There is a large retirement community living here, and home and rental prices are  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived here for nearly thirty years and love it. Great, easy climate year round. I know what I'm talking about--having lived in San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada,  More

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People from here absolutely love it and refuse to admit that it is much too expensive. They hate change. To live in a good school area will cost you dearly. There is  More

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Reviews for Shingletown    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for five+ years and truly enjoy the hiking, biking, fishing, hunting, and Lassen Volcanic National Park. Out of the Redding city heat! Love the fun snow  More

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We have been living in Shingletown for 6 years now and after having lived in many different communities my entire life, I find that Shingletown offers the best of  More

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My family and I spent a week in Shingletown with friends last summer. Almost everywhere we went we were accosted by people begging for handouts, even to the point of  More

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