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Elk Grove, CA vs Sweet Home, OR

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Highlights
- Sweet Home spends 17.9% more per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% lower in Sweet Home than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sweet Home had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CASweet Home, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6834573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Sweet Home    4 Reviews

My son and his family are looking at a job transfer from Medford where fire smoke is getting nearly unbearable. I told him it’s bad in this area too, but what do the  More

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Over 7 years ago

This little town has potential but not enough financial support backing its law enforcement and park area's. Very depressed community and as an old logging town it  More

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Sweet Home is a beautiful town in the mountains with a river running through town. There are two reservoirs within a few minutes drive. Great fishing, boating and  More

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