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Moreno Valley, CA vs Placentia, CA

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Highlights
- Placentia spends 0.1% less per student than Moreno Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Placentia than in Moreno Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placentia had 14.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Moreno Valley
 Moreno Valley, CAPlacentia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Moreno Valley    28 Reviews

I am a Blasian female and I have lived here my whole life. Here is an honest review on the city. Firstly, if you're expecting this city to be like LA or whatever it's  More

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I have lived her for over 25 years and have seen a major shift in crime, population, and traffic (not in this particular order). It started when March Air force Base was  More

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Ok so I grew up in Moreno Valley since I was 8 years old now I'm a grown adult and from my experience Moreno Valley isn't a good place to support yourself or if you have  More

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Reviews for Placentia    6 Reviews

I lived in that city for almost 10 years and recently found out that both their city government and their police force are blocking people from leaving bad reviews of  More

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Over 14 years ago

PLACENTIA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. BEEN HERE SINCE 1980. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS, PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES AROUND FOR EMPLOYMENT. NEARBY--GOLF  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you rent, Placentia's not bad. I haven't noticed too much crime but there are quite a few reasonable apartments. Being close to a California State School has its  More

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