2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pacifica, CA vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 24.7% less per student than Pacifica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% lower in Grand Junction than in Pacifica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pacifica
 Pacifica, CAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 13 years ago

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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