2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grass Valley, CA vs Felton, CA

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Highlights
- Felton spends 26.5% less per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% higher in Felton than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Felton had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CAFelton, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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Reviews for Felton    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I would move there just to be near Henry Cowell, which is one of my favorite places ever. It's a bit further from everything, but close enough to Scotts Valley to take  More

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Over 17 years ago

Felton is a nice small town close to Santa Cruz however I feel it's very expensive and it's past its prime. Recently the bowling alley closed. The transportation is you  More

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