2025 Compare Cities Education:
Irvine, CA vs Grass Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Grass Valley spends 45.7% more per student than Irvine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% lower in Grass Valley than in Irvine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grass Valley had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Irvine
 Irvine, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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