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Pacifica, CA vs Scotts Valley, CA

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- Scotts Valley spends 18.5% less per student than Pacifica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% higher in Scotts Valley than in Pacifica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scotts Valley had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pacifica
 Pacifica, CAScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%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 Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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