2024 Compare Cities Education:
Gilbert, AZ vs Visalia, CA

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Highlights
- Visalia spends 38.8% more per student than Gilbert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% higher in Visalia than in Gilbert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Visalia had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gilbert
 Gilbert, AZVisalia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$12,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2422.0316.23
 Students per Librarian2348944534573
 Students per Counselor718640530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%6.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.4%86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%26.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.6%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%23.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.8%6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Gilbert    42 Reviews

Gilbert should be compared to the Midwest in the sense that despite the size of the buildings being 5 stories tall in Mixed Use Areas, it retains the small town feeling,  More

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My Dad lives in Gilbert and i live nearby due to proximity of Mesa and visit Gilbert a lot. I can definitely say Gilbert is a hidden gem of a town that knows how to  More

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The reason I chose to write a review is because, while a few were indeed quite concise & accurate (looking at you, J.T.), some were astonishingly biased and/or isolated  More

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Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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