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Pacifica, CA vs Bonney Lake, WA

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- Bonney Lake spends 8.6% less per student than Pacifica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% lower in Bonney Lake than in Pacifica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bonney Lake had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pacifica
 Pacifica, CABonney Lake, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 14 years ago

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Reviews for Bonney Lake    5 Reviews

Great place to live with lots of outdoor activities. I love spending a nice summer day on Lake Tapps. Great value for housing and you can't beat the mountain views.  More

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I grew up in Seattle and I am not white so I am colored by the experience of growing up in the NW as a non white person. Just like most of the USA the high population  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful views of mount Rainer and many shopping options. Good community   More

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