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Medford, OR vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 16.1% more per student than Medford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% higher in Petaluma than in Medford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Medford

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 Medford, ORPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,509$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,411$13,921$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,808$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.0720.8216.23
 Students per Librarian645142404573
 Students per Counselor907399530
 Grade School Educ.3.3%4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%4.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.1%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%24.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%40.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.7%9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%3.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  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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ZIPS IN MEDFORD, OREGON
97504 97501
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94954 94952

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