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Olivehurst, CA vs Chico, CA

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- Chico spends 12.2% more per student than Olivehurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Chico than in Olivehurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chico had 22.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olivehurst
 Olivehurst, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,423  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,909$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58434573
 Students per Counselor630  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Olivehurst    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

In my opinion, Olivehurst is one of the worst places to raise a family outside of an inner-city ghetto. The drug use and gang violence are everywhere, people live in  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am thinking about buying a house out in olivehurst. Would like any comments I can read about how the crime is the area. Especially latey is it increased or decreased  More

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Over 17 years ago

Olivehurst used to be a little hick town, quiet mostly. But now we are getting new construction and a LOT more people. Yes, it is nice to see Olivehurst getting an  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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