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Mountain View, CA vs Atwater, CA

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- Atwater spends 22.1% less per student than Mountain View.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in Atwater than in Mountain View. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Atwater had 24.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain View
 Mountain View, CAAtwater, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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Reviews for Atwater    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've lived in Atwater Village for the past 11 years. It's rated one of the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles and I am in complete agreement with that. I've seen it  More

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It went from hellhole to paradise in less than five years. Now, there are more places to shop and eat. What was a boring, open field is now a huge shopping center off of  More

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This is a Little town of about 28,000 people. All ages, mainly Spanish Speaking. There are not very many varities of Resturants, or of Good Quality. The Housing is  More

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