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Lake City, CO vs Scotts Valley, CA

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- Scotts Valley spends 87.4% less per student than Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 213.3% higher in Scotts Valley than in Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scotts Valley had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake City
 Lake City, COScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$25,437  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio6.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor77  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Lake City    1 Reviews

Though Lake City is currently weathering the economic miasma far better than the nathional averages in median home price, unemployment, and twice the national average  More

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Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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