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Battle Ground, WA vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey spends 19.5% less per student than Battle Ground.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Monterey than in Battle Ground. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monterey had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Battle Ground
 Battle Ground, WAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Battle Ground    6 Reviews

I've lived here about 3 years. I was looking for a slower pace of life after retiring, which Battle Ground has. The first 2 years I lived here I would have given it 5  More

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Over 4 years ago

Live in Battle Ground now for 16 years and love it. Out in the country it is awesome, plenty of things to do close. Stores, shopping all in town. Close to everything.  More

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Battle Ground is a great place to live. It has all the necessary amenities one looks for in a city without the overcrowding. There's plenty of places for the kids to  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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