2024 Compare Cities Education:
Grass Valley, CA vs Montesano, WA

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Highlights
- Montesano spends 25.3% less per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% lower in Montesano than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montesano had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CAMontesano, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,261$16,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261$14,528$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,309$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.9716.816.23
 Students per Librarian840242584573
 Students per Counselor433424530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%5.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%28.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%23.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.2%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 Montesano    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I lived in Montesano my entire life until moving away for college and career. -NOT a community of poverty -Great Festival of Lights during Christmas -Good schools,  More

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Concerning the last statement that "Sandra" left bothered me greatly. If you are talking about Montesano WA being "poverty" stricken, YOU ARE WRONG!!! Monte is a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I don't know where you get your information, but from the climate to population to ALL of your facts...THEY ARE WRONG! The population at best is 3500 people, the  More

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