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Novato, CA vs Tehachapi, CA

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- Tehachapi spends 28.0% less per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in Tehachapi than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tehachapi had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato
 Novato, CATehachapi, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 11 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  More

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Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to Bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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