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Hanford, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 6.6% more per student than Hanford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Petaluma than in Hanford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hanford
 Hanford, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,825  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor557  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Hanford    2 Reviews

Over 11 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 19 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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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