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Elk Grove, CA vs Atwater, CA

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- Atwater spends 6.0% less per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Atwater than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Atwater had 22.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CAAtwater, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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Reviews for Atwater    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've lived in Atwater Village for the past 11 years. It's rated one of the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles and I am in complete agreement with that. I've seen it  More

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It went from hellhole to paradise in less than five years. Now, there are more places to shop and eat. What was a boring, open field is now a huge shopping center off of  More

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This is a Little town of about 28,000 people. All ages, mainly Spanish Speaking. There are not very many varities of Resturants, or of Good Quality. The Housing is  More

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