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El Dorado Hills, CA vs Grass Valley, CA

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- Grass Valley spends 90.5% more per student than El Dorado Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% lower in Grass Valley than in El Dorado Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grass Valley had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Dorado Hills
 El Dorado Hills, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for El Dorado Hills    8 Reviews

I just moved up here from the bay area and I cannot believe the differences in many ways: The first is the air quality - we can breathe! My son has severe asthma and  More

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Over 10 years ago

El Dorado Hills is a nice place to live and there are a lot of Neo-Rich folks here if you like that kind of crowd. But be warned if you are a parent with high school  More

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El Dorado Hills has outstanding public schools. Definitely a great reason to live in this Sacramento Metro Area  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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