2025 Compare Cities Education:
Astoria, OR vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 45.5% less per student than Astoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.6% higher in Petaluma than in Astoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Astoria
 Astoria, ORPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor244  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Astoria    7 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 9 months now. First, what I like: This place is absolutely beautiful, very close to nature, with great beaches, waterfalls, forests, and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Astoria, OR for over 5 years and have also visited this town for my entire 60 years. There is no better place in the US to live. My house has the best  More

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Over 14 years ago

I went there to visit during June of 2011. I can tell you that Astoria is a very nice town. Its very green with tall trees on hills and grass very green compare to where  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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