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Brookings, OR vs American Canyon, CA

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- American Canyon spends 24.1% more per student than Brookings.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.0% higher in American Canyon than in Brookings. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- American Canyon had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brookings
 Brookings, ORAmerican Canyon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,781  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,168$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock576034573
 Students per Counselor294  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 5 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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Reviews for American Canyon    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to American Canyon from Vallejo and resided there for 7 years. We recently moved only 1 exit up and slightly regret leaving when we did. It's only been 18 months  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lived here 30+ years. Great climate and schools. Easy freeway access in all directions. Laid back living with close access to great restaurants and live entertainment. A  More

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I am a long time resident, (approx. 25 years), & I initially moved out here when this was considered "out in the Boonies". Having grown up mostly in Vallejo, and  More

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