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Juneau, AK vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 11.3% less per student than Juneau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.5% higher in Petaluma than in Juneau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Juneau
 Juneau, AKPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Juneau    18 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Juneau's strong points are its unique geography and scenery, outdoor recreation options, availability of fresh seafood, and its thriving arts & culture  More

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Over 11 years ago

Juneau AK has over 50 trails in and around our community. They can be short as a jaunt from the road to the water to go shell collecting or much longer. Such as a hike  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you want wilderness, mountains, ocean, fishing, hunting, hiking, snow, rain, and cold, this is the place to  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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