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La Center, WA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 3.6% less per student than La Center.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% higher in Sunnyvale than in La Center. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Center
 La Center, WASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for La Center    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

We moved to La Center 18 months ago from Vancouver, WA. Came here because we had heard how good the schools are and wanted to move to a smaller town. It is beautiful  More

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Over 19 years ago

our family has just moved to LaCenter,WA. from Vancouver,WA after eighteen years. This is truly a wonderful little town of 2100 residences. Friendly, pictursque,and very  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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