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

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Highlights
- Stockton spends 6.7% less per student than Pacific Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Stockton than in Pacific Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stockton had 18.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pacific Grove
 Pacific Grove, CAStockton, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,344$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,464$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock234364573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Stockton    39 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

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Over 6 years ago

Since living here, i have been subjected to several hate crimes, and for NO REASON. spent week at french camp county hospital, after being beaten in a coma by group of  More

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I’ve lived in Stockton, CA for 10 of the last 11 years. I’ve lived in Sacramento, Vacaville, Los Angeles and Monterey in California. I’ve also lived in Duluth, Minnesota  More

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