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El Dorado Hills, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville spends 0.0% less per student than El Dorado Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Placerville than in El Dorado Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placerville had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Dorado Hills
 El Dorado Hills, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 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 12 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 17 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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