2026 Compare Cities Education:
Montpelier, VT vs Placerville, CA

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Highlights
- Placerville spends 47.8% less per student than Montpelier.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 107.0% higher in Placerville than in Montpelier. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placerville had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Montpelier
 Montpelier, VTPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Montpelier    1 Reviews

As a life-long New Englander (raised in Massachusetts; lived in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Vermont) you would think I must love cold weather, snow and clouds, but the  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 13 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 18 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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