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Elk Grove, CA vs Colton, CA

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Highlights
- Colton spends 3.7% less per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Colton than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colton had 16.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CAColton, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Colton    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

My husband and I moved from Baltimore/D.C. a year and a half ago. Even with owning a home back east sticker shock set in here. We bought a home in Colton verses what  More

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My husband and I moved to California 18 months ago from the east coast. Intially we weren't considering Colton to buy our second home but after months of looking in  More

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