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Denton, TX vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville spends 27.3% less per student than Denton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.9% higher in Placerville than in Denton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placerville had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denton
 Denton, TXPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 13 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 13 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 18 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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