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Lancaster, CA vs Scotts Valley, CA

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- Scotts Valley spends 6.1% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in Scotts Valley than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scotts Valley had 18.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, CAScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%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 5 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 7 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 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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