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Chapin, SC vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 5.0% more per student than Chapin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.3% higher in Petaluma than in Chapin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chapin
 Chapin, SCPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,923  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Chapin    4 Reviews

Excellent schools with superior ratings. Very clean community with a huge lake to use for boating. Ample amount of restaurants to visit that are both good and welcoming  More

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Over 3 years ago

Amazingly beautiful area with some of the kindest residents. 5 star schools and beautiful Lake Murray is our perfect retirement forever place we chose after vacationing  More

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Moved to Chapin, SC officially 7/2017 after the arduous process of having new home plans done - and redone, finalizing the purchase of our property, two moves, split  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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