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Janesville, WI vs Visalia, CA

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Highlights
- Visalia spends 12.5% less per student than Janesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 66.6% higher in Visalia than in Janesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Visalia had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Janesville
 Janesville, WIVisalia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,432  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Over 10 years ago

Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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