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Highland, CA vs Petersburg, VA

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Highlights
- Petersburg spends 13.0% less per student than Highland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.2% lower in Petersburg than in Highland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petersburg had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland
 Highland, CAPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,767$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6964573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Highland    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I've lived in Highland for about 14 years. The East Highland area, where I live, is awesome. Great weather and very nice area with affordable and nice planned  More

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Over 14 years ago

Highland is a bedroom comunity to the LA, Orange County area to the west. We are part of the Redlands School dist. and have two Jr. Colleges near by with Cal State San  More

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Over 14 years ago

Is there alot of crime in Highland? What part of the city is  More

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Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 20 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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