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Berkeley, CA vs Yuba City, CA

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Highlights
- Yuba City spends 25.5% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Yuba City than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yuba City had 18.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CAYuba City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,026$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7629004573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for Yuba City    15 Reviews

I was born here and lived here on and off. Yuba City and Marysville, the town across from it have become rampid with theft (all kinds from your car potted plants from  More

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Admittedly, if you're looking for hipster cafes, hoppin' dance clubs, and fancy shopping, you're going to be very disappointed. Though, if you're looking for an older  More

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Yuba City has the best shopping near Smartsville where I live. It has most of the big box stores and quite a nice selection of smaller and privately owned stores. I like  More

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