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Elk Grove, CA vs Manhattan Beach, CA

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- Manhattan Beach spends 14.4% more per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Manhattan Beach than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan Beach had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CAManhattan Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%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 Manhattan Beach    6 Reviews

If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to  More

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It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low  More

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HowEVERR, it IS - highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase  More

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