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Montgomery, AL vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 66.8% more per student than Montgomery.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Petaluma than in Montgomery. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Montgomery
 Montgomery, ALPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  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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