2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ceres, CA vs Watsonville, CA

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Highlights
- Watsonville spends 16.4% more per student than Ceres.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Watsonville than in Ceres. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watsonville had 14.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ceres
 Ceres, CAWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,636  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor729  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ceres    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

small city economy based in mix light industry, and  More

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Over 19 years ago

The San Joaquin Valley isn't what it used to be. Los Angeles & the Bay Area has moved here. The roads are falling apart, government hasn't provided for basic needs,  More

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Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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