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Miramar, FL vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 43.7% more per student than Miramar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% higher in Petaluma than in Miramar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Miramar
 Miramar, FLPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Miramar    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I like Miramar because there are different areas and different groups but everyone co-exist pretty peacefully. There are caribbeans, spanish cubans, haitians, italians,  More

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Over 8 years ago

It's a multicultural area. Not one group overpowers another. Peaceful and pretty. Clean and mostly safe.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Run as fast as you can from here. If your not black and ghetto you will not fit in. This place has gone to syt. People are so rude and think they are still in the  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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