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Brea, CA vs La Crescenta-Montrose, CA

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Highlights
- La Crescenta-Montrose spends 14.1% more per student than Brea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% lower in La Crescenta-Montrose than in Brea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Crescenta-Montrose had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brea
 Brea, CALa Crescenta-Montrose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Brea    10 Reviews

I have lived in Orange County and Los Angeles County for over 20 years. The cost of living has prompted 3 friends to move to the Central Valley, Oregon and Washington  More

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Over 12 years ago

I loved living here in Brea, CA for over 17 years. It is a great community. For being a small north Orange County city it has a lot to offer. Schools are really  More

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Great city in N. Orange County. Affordable with lots of  More

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Reviews for La Crescenta-Montrose    3 Reviews

possibly one of the best places to live in LA County in my opinion, Sunland/Tujunga is about 30-45 minutes from virtually everywhere you might want to be such as: beach,  More

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Known for it's blue ribbon schools and down-to-earth hometown feel, this crescent/top city with it's majestic hills, matured tree-lined streets, abundant parks (Descanso  More

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Over 19 years ago

Housing is very expensive and the demographics of the area have changed dramatically in the past 20 years. Although I love my neighborhood I do not like the increase in  More

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