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

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- Grass Valley spends 46.4% more per student than Kernville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% lower in Grass Valley than in Kernville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grass Valley had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kernville
 Kernville, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Kernville    3 Reviews

Kernville is the best kept secret in all of California. There is know place that I have ever lived, that could give me the peace and solitude that this beautiful little  More

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Over 13 years ago

it is nice to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Kernville is at the bottom of the High Sierra Southernly Mountains. Quaint little resort town, on the Kern River. We have fishing, boating, hiking, camping and during  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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