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

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Highlights
- Watsonville spends 47.1% less per student than Astoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.4% higher in Watsonville than in Astoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watsonville had 29.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Astoria
 Astoria, ORWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor244  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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