2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 10.9% more per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Petaluma than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lafayette    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Living in Lafayette is wonderful, if you can afford it! The rolling hills, the great schools and the climate make this a great place to  More

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Great place to raise kids, nice restaurants and some good stores. A bit sparse on things like theaters etc. Weather in Summer is HOT HOT HOT. Bring sunblock and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Summers are too cool due to marine  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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