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Coronado, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 3.0% more per student than Coronado.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Petaluma than in Coronado. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Coronado
 Coronado, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Coronado    6 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Too expensive for the lot side your getting...although it's very  More

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Over 15 years ago

The weather is almost always in the warm spectrum of temperatures, which allows everyone to stay active year around. There is little rain and lots of sunshine, so you'll  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in Coronado for almost three years, 2004-2007. Yes, it was very nice there. However, the people, as with most Californians, were not exactly friendly. The word  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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