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Arvada, CO vs Palo Cedro, CA

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- Palo Cedro spends 12.3% more per student than Arvada.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.3% higher in Palo Cedro than in Arvada. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Cedro had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arvada
 Arvada, COPalo Cedro, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,940$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,803$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock801424573
 Students per Counselor233  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Arvada    6 Reviews

We absolutely love it here. Schools are top notch and being close to the mountains is amazing.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I sorely miss the agricultural element that was a big part of Arvada, even up through the 1970s. The climate is beautiful, and Arvada used to have a large population of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Arvada, Colorado for seven years, I will say that it is a nice and safe city to live in. The educational system is very good, as is the crime rate. The  More

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Reviews for Palo Cedro    3 Reviews

A good small community to live in overall. Not many of the homeless make it out that far from Redding so it has a better quality of life to it. All good school  More

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Over 12 years ago

I spent my entire childhood in Palo Cedro, and went to North Cow Creek School. By all accounts, it is still one of the top schools in the state. They have low teacher to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Good place to live, you get use to the heat in the summer and the rest of the year is great. What I could not get use to is the dust. It's just always dusty no matter  More

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