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Fillmore, CA vs Palmer, AK

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Highlights
- Palmer spends 6.8% more per student than Fillmore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% lower in Palmer than in Fillmore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmer had 15.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fillmore
 Fillmore, CAPalmer, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,979$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8124573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Fillmore    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Small, quiet, but only 20 minutes in any direction to large cities. Houses are beautiful, especially those near the river bed! I’ve never seen it over flow, even in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Fillmore is a great little town. Big enough to do all your shopping here from groceries to building supplies. Bigger needed items can be found 25 min from Fillmore in  More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved to Fillmore with my family when I was 13 and after college I moved back there for a couple of years with my husband. So, here's the good, the bad, and the ugly  More

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Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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