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Chester, CA vs Grass Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Grass Valley spends 15.0% more per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% higher in Grass Valley than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grass Valley had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor596  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.42.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Chester    2 Reviews

Do not stop in Plumas County CA! If the adage "come on vacation stay on probation" isn't familiar it soon will be. Remember this warning & remove Plumas County from  More

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Over 17 years ago

Chester is located on the shores of Lake Almanor, a popular summer recfration spot for Sacramento Valley residents to get out of the  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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