2025 Compare Cities Education:
Galena, MO vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 22.1% more per student than Galena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 93.3% higher in Irvine than in Galena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 20.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Galena
 Galena, MOIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,231  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor261  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.36.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.5.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%1.5%
Reviews for Galena    1 Reviews

It is a nice place to live, but they need more growth and more jobs in Galena. If you don't have a car then you are out of luck. It feels like the town of Galena should  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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