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Chico, CA vs Foley, AL

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Highlights
- Foley spends 15.8% less per student than Chico.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in Foley than in Chico. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Foley had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chico
 Chico, CAFoley, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,014  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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Reviews for Foley    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for a little over a year. I had imagined this would be a small town with some sense of community, but it seems entirely geared toward becoming a second  More

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My husband and I have lived here for over a year and it is hands down my least favorite place I’ve ever lived. We are prior military and have lived in many incredible  More

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Lovely place to live for retirees however traffic is getting bad as it is quickly turning into quite a tourist destination. The city has a darling downtown area as well  More

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