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Elk Grove, CA vs Yreka, CA

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- Yreka spends 2.5% less per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% lower in Yreka than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yreka had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CAYreka, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,860$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,059$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock190764573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Yreka    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Visited this place. Whinney and Joan at the Chamber of Commerce were awesome. Everyone in town waved, stopped to let us cross the road, and were friendly. Looking into  More

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Over 16 years ago

corupt city government, "good ole boy" system, insanely high utilites, groceries, and gas. rude, judgemental people, no jobs, lame everything else, welcome to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wanna' live here? Hope you're ultra-conservative and prefer no growth whatsoever except for the size of your wallet. Enjoy lively communities? Stay away from Yreka.  More

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