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Lancaster, CA vs Chino Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Chino Valley spends 43.4% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% lower in Chino Valley than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chino Valley had 9.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, CAChino Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33674573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 8 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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Reviews for Chino Valley    8 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Beware, no water. Very windy. Lots of crime on East side. Lots of growth planned with no water, town is headed for disaster. No jobs. Poor schools.  More

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Over 9 years ago

As of 2017 population is ~10k. Have a talk to the barber to learn the goings on. Lots of farms and ranches. Most homes on 1 acre lots. In my opinion most are not  More

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Chino Valley, Az is the best place i have ever lived. i have lived in 5 states in the West and have never had such a great laid back life as we do here. Everyone is  More

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