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Barstow, CA vs Scotts Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Scotts Valley spends 11.5% more per student than Barstow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% lower in Scotts Valley than in Barstow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scotts Valley had 16.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Barstow
 Barstow, CAScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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