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Grass Valley, CA vs Mount Vernon, WA

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Highlights
- Mount Vernon spends 18.8% less per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% lower in Mount Vernon than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CAMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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