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Madera, CA vs Watsonville, CA

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Highlights
- Watsonville spends 3.7% less per student than Madera.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Watsonville than in Madera. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watsonville had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madera
 Madera, CAWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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