2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dixon, IL vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 23.9% less per student than Dixon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.8% higher in Petaluma than in Dixon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dixon
 Dixon, ILPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,038  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  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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