2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ellensburg, WA vs Watsonville, CA

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Highlights
- Watsonville spends 10.2% less per student than Ellensburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.6% higher in Watsonville than in Ellensburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watsonville had 31.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellensburg
 Ellensburg, WAWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,613  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ellensburg    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Q: where r the best places in the Ellensburg area that r protected from wind? Otherwise, is s good  More

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Over 18 years ago

This is a great town to live and raise a family. The central location is wonderful, close enough to take a day trip to Seattle. There's skiing close by, rivers to go  More

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Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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