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Crescent City, CA vs Scotts Valley, CA

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- Scotts Valley spends 17.3% more per student than Crescent City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% higher in Scotts Valley than in Crescent City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scotts Valley had 47.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Crescent City
 Crescent City, CAScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,103  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.26.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Crescent City    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Weather sucks, people here are rude, politicians government workers corrupt, drug infested town, high crime, no good housing unless you want to live in drug infested  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here 10 years and the first few years were rough getting used to the humidity and rain but over time I've grown to embrace everything about this town the  More

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Beautiful scenery and good hiking and camping. Swimmingly and rafting in rivers is fun. Trees of mystery is pretty fun too. However the town is pretty seedy and  More

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Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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