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Nampa, ID vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville spends 40.8% more per student than Nampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.9% higher in Placerville than in Nampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placerville had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Nampa
 Nampa, IDPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,772  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  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 12 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 17 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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