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Melissa, TX vs Porterville, CA

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Highlights
- Porterville spends 1.6% less per student than Melissa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.6% higher in Porterville than in Melissa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Porterville had 25.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melissa
 Melissa, TXPorterville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 18 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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Reviews for Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 9 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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