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Grover Beach, CA vs Magalia, CA

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Highlights
- Magalia spends 3.1% less per student than Grover Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% lower in Magalia than in Grover Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Magalia had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grover Beach
 Grover Beach, CAMagalia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,909$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58434573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Grover Beach    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

This is an awesome, old-school, unpretentious, classic California beach town. But, ssshhhh...don't tell anyone. I've lived in several nice Cali. beach towns but this  More

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Reviews for Magalia    1 Reviews

Well, it looks like I get to be the very first to comment on Magalia, California. For reasons I still don't understand, my folks moved here 40 years ago. I inherited  More

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