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Hanford, CA vs Pasco, WA

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- Pasco spends 14.7% more per student than Hanford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.0% lower in Pasco than in Hanford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pasco had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hanford
 Hanford, CAPasco, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,139$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,825  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,277$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28824573
 Students per Counselor557  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Hanford    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Hanford is a beautiful little town to live in. The only exception is the air quality that is usually poor during 70 percent of the year. The additional spring and summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

A nice clean town. Moved here from Panama City, FL. The atmosphere in Hanford is a lot nicer than it was  More

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Reviews for Pasco    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Ive lived here for about 13 years now its a great place. Got my peen licked on a couple good times, plenty of shorties. Would recommend  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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I grew up in West Richland in the Tri-Cities, and we were always told to not go to Pasco because it was dangerous. I have no idea how true that was back in the '80's,  More

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