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Duarte, CA vs Walnut Creek, CA

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Highlights
- Walnut Creek spends 12.8% less per student than Duarte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Walnut Creek than in Duarte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Walnut Creek had 14.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Duarte

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 Duarte, CAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$12,448$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8622.2116.23
 Students per Librarian656575184573
 Students per Counselor380584530
 Grade School Educ.7.7%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.1%97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%13.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%70.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%6.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Duarte    5 Reviews

For some reason Duarte gets a bad rap for being gang infested etc. I was born and raised here and I have always felt safe. There are bad apples in every city but Duarte  More

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Over 14 years ago

Been living here for over 40 years and gang members took over, many shootings and crime makes you not want to leave your home. City has 3 police patrol cars and they  More

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Over 17 years ago

We lived in Duarte for around 3 years in the late 90's. It was nice because of the jogging paths and trails for horses. It's a very quiet community, has a few nice  More

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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 6 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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ZIPS IN DUARTE, CALIFORNIA
91010
ZIPS IN WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
94598 94597 94596 94595

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