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La Crescenta-Montrose, CA vs Monterey Park, CA

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- Monterey Park spends 0.0% less per student than La Crescenta-Montrose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Monterey Park than in La Crescenta-Montrose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monterey Park had 14.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Crescenta-Montrose
 La Crescenta-Montrose, CAMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for La Crescenta-Montrose    3 Reviews

possibly one of the best places to live in LA County in my opinion, Sunland/Tujunga is about 30-45 minutes from virtually everywhere you might want to be such as: beach,  More

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Known for it's blue ribbon schools and down-to-earth hometown feel, this crescent/top city with it's majestic hills, matured tree-lined streets, abundant parks (Descanso  More

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Over 20 years ago

Housing is very expensive and the demographics of the area have changed dramatically in the past 20 years. Although I love my neighborhood I do not like the increase in  More

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Reviews for Monterey Park    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived and raised three children in Monterey Park since 1997. I chose to live here because it is a small and quiet town within range of busy LA. The city has a low  More

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Over 18 years ago

Monterey park is not a bad place to live especially if you are Asian, I'm not...but It's a safe area to live in, in L.A. only 8 minutes to downtown very close to  More

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