2026 Compare Cities Education:
Pacific Grove, CA vs Campbell, CA

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Highlights
- Campbell spends 19.7% more per student than Pacific Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Campbell than in Pacific Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Campbell had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pacific Grove
 Pacific Grove, CACampbell, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pacific Grove    3 Reviews

We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase  More

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Over 20 years ago

PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million  More

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We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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Reviews for Campbell    3 Reviews

Great weather....lots of places to eat and things to see and do...a bedroom community next to San Jose, CA. Wonderful community involvement!!! Great place to raise  More

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Over 20 years ago

The marine air comes over the hills to cool this area even on the hottest  More

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There are some very nice neighborhoods in Campbell. ...although it is becoming a city. Housing prices are absurd. Crime is increasing, and the schools aren't great.   More

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