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Atwater, CA vs Grass Valley, CA

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- Grass Valley spends 55.3% more per student than Atwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% lower in Grass Valley than in Atwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grass Valley had 30.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Atwater
 Atwater, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Atwater    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I've lived in Atwater Village for the past 11 years. It's rated one of the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles and I am in complete agreement with that. I've seen it  More

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It went from hellhole to paradise in less than five years. Now, there are more places to shop and eat. What was a boring, open field is now a huge shopping center off of  More

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This is a Little town of about 28,000 people. All ages, mainly Spanish Speaking. There are not very many varities of Resturants, or of Good Quality. The Housing is  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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