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Castaic, CA vs Marana, AZ

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Highlights
- Marana spends 38.3% less per student than Castaic.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% lower in Marana than in Castaic. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marana had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Castaic
 Castaic, CAMarana, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Castaic    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I've lived in northern Castaic for 14 years so this review is for northern Castaic Pros: convenient freeway access, boating on Lake Castaic, lots of gas stations,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Formerly a "truck stop" town, Castaic is the last town before going over the Grapevine, heading North on I-5 towards San Francisco. The town is unincorporated and sits  More

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Over 12 years ago

I currently live in Valencia. Before I consider purchasing a house in Castaic off Lake Hughes Rd and closer to the lake, is it safe to live in this neighborhood? Any  More

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Reviews for Marana    5 Reviews

I've lived in "old" Marana for 25 years. These forms don't explain there's the old original town, which is now going nuts in growth of houses and "clean" businesses. New  More

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Over 15 years ago

the political side of arizona is terribly, there is nothing but dirt noooo green at all. unemployment is terrible. i love the desert, but arizona is definitly no the  More

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With this new zip code comes an area called Dove Mountain. Dove Mountain is a very unexpected beautiful suprise. The Ritz Carlton will be opening in 2009 and one of the  More

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