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Monroe, CT vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 26.7% less per student than Monroe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.0% higher in Petaluma than in Monroe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Monroe
 Monroe, CTPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Monroe    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Monroe is an old Fairfield County village, considered the "boonies" as late as 1978, that has grown into a medium size town. The influx of transients- mostly corporate  More

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Over 16 years ago

Monroe is lacking the usual New England charm that many surrounding towns have. While parts of the Town are pretty, there are many run down shacks and unpleasant  More

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Over 16 years ago

Half the town's government is made up of school teaches, so naturally, 90% of the budget goes to them. Property taxes are typically $8000.00, and then you add personal  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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