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Indio, CA vs Modesto, CA

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Highlights
- Modesto spends 8.1% less per student than Indio.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Modesto than in Indio. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Modesto had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Indio
 Indio, CAModesto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,724$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock467624573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Indio    6 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

very beautiful  More

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Over 16 years ago

The city is growing much to fast. When we moved here in 2001 there was only 30,000 now the city is over  More

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Over 17 years ago

Living below sealevel has its' challenges. It can be very hot here! We do have beautiful weather seven to eight months out of the year. With all of our sunshine,we are  More

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Reviews for Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 4 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  More

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