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Folsom, CA vs Olivehurst, CA

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- Olivehurst spends 9.9% less per student than Folsom.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Olivehurst than in Folsom. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olivehurst had 17.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Folsom
 Folsom, CAOlivehurst, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,738$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,921$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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Reviews for Olivehurst    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

In my opinion, Olivehurst is one of the worst places to raise a family outside of an inner-city ghetto. The drug use and gang violence are everywhere, people live in  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am thinking about buying a house out in olivehurst. Would like any comments I can read about how the crime is the area. Especially latey is it increased or decreased  More

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Over 17 years ago

Olivehurst used to be a little hick town, quiet mostly. But now we are getting new construction and a LOT more people. Yes, it is nice to see Olivehurst getting an  More

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